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

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A recap on the differences between palm kernel oil and peanut oil

Palm kernel oil has more vitamin K; however, peanut oil is higher in vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Palm kernel oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 323% more than peanut oil.
Peanut oil contains 35 times less vitamin K than palm kernel oil. Palm kernel oil contains 24.7µg of vitamin K, while peanut oil contains 0.7µg.
Peanut oil has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Vegetable oil, palm kernel and Oil, peanut, 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

Peanut oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~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

Peanut oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+3428.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+311.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~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.
Saturated fat	81.5g	16.9g	294%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	32g	203%
Monounsaturated fat	11.4g	46.2g	87%
Vitamin E	3.81mg	15.69mg	79%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	0.7µg	20%
Calories	862kcal	884kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	12g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.16	4.6	N/A
Iron	0mg	0.03mg	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.01mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%