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

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Differences between palm kernel oil and corn oil

Palm kernel oil has more vitamin K, while corn oil has more vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Palm kernel oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 343% higher.
Corn oil contains 13 times less vitamin K than palm kernel oil. Palm kernel oil contains 24.7µg of vitamin K, while corn oil contains 1.9µg.
The amount of saturated fat in corn oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Vegetable oil, palm kernel and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking.

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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

Corn oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

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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.

Palm kernel oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+1200%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+275.3%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	54.677g	354%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Saturated fat	81.5g	12.948g	312%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Vitamin E	3.81mg	14.3mg	70%
Monounsaturated fat	11.4g	27.576g	40%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	1.9µg	19%
Calories	862kcal	900kcal	2%
Weight per 100 calories	12g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.16	6.4	N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%