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

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

Palm oil has more vitamin E; however, apricot kernel oil is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Palm oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 215% more than apricot kernel oil.
Apricot kernel oil contains 4 times less vitamin E than palm oil. Palm oil contains 15.94mg of vitamin E, while apricot kernel oil contains 4mg.
Apricot kernel oil has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, palm and Oil, apricot kernel.

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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 oil

Apricot kernel oil

Contains more IronIron

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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 oil

Apricot kernel oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+298.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	49.3g	6.3g	195%
Polyunsaturated fat	9.3g	29.3g	133%
Vitamin E	15.94mg	4mg	80%
Monounsaturated fat	37g	60g	58%
Vitamin K	8µg		7%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.94	14	N/A
Iron	0.01mg	0mg	0%
Choline	0.3mg		0%