Palm kernel oil vs. Babassu oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between palm kernel oil and babassu oil?

Babassu oil is richer than palm kernel oil in vitamin E.
Babassu oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 102% more.

We used Vegetable oil, palm kernel and Oil, babassu 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.

Palm kernel oil

Babassu oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Palm kernel oil

Babassu oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+401.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	3.81mg	19.1mg	102%
Vitamin K	24.7µg		21%
Calories	862kcal	884kcal	1%
Saturated fat	81.5g	81.2g	1%
Weight per 100 calories	12g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.16	0.16	N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Monounsaturated fat	11.4g	11.4g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	1.6g	0%