Cottonseed oil vs. Palm oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cottonseed oil and palm oil?

Cottonseed oil is higher in vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat, yet palm oil is higher in monounsaturated fat.
Cottonseed oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 129% more.
Cottonseed oil has 6 times more polyunsaturated fat than palm oil. While cottonseed oil has 51.9g of polyunsaturated fat, palm oil has only 9.3g.
The amount of saturated fat in cottonseed oil is lower.

We used Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking and Oil, palm types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cottonseed oil

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Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cottonseed oil

Palm oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+121.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+208.8%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	51.9g	9.3g	284%
Vitamin E	35.3mg	15.94mg	129%
Saturated fat	25.9g	49.3g	106%
Monounsaturated fat	17.8g	37g	48%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	8µg	14%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	0.94	N/A
Iron	0mg	0.01mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%