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

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Significant differences between palm kernel oil and benecol

Palm kernel oil has more fats; however, benecol is richer in vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Palm kernel oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 384% more than benecol.
Benecol has 3 times less fats than palm kernel oil. Palm kernel oil has 100g of fats, while benecol has 38.71g.
Benecol contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vegetable oil, palm kernel and Margarine-like spread, BENECOL Light Spread.

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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

Benecol

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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

Benecol

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+876.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+128.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	81.5g	4.77g	349%
Vitamin E	3.81mg	37.22mg	223%
Vitamin A	0µg	1370µg	152%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.976g	124%
Fats	100g	38.71g	94%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	11.948g	69%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		9.557g	56%
Sodium	0mg	670mg	29%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	56.5µg	27%
Calories	862kcal	357kcal	25%
Monounsaturated fat	11.4g	18.932g	19%
Carbs	0g	5.71g	2%
Phosphorus	0mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.012mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	12g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.16	6.5	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.71g	N/A
Magnesium	0mg	1mg	0%
Calcium	0mg	4mg	0%
Potassium	0mg	4mg	0%
Trans fat		2.214g	N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.037g	N/A