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Palm oil vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are palm oil and olive different?

  • Palm oil is richer in fats, vitamin E, and vitamin K, while olive is higher in iron, copper, fiber, and calcium.
  • Palm oil covers your daily need for saturated fat 239% more than olive.
  • Palm oil contains 10 times more vitamin E than olive. Palm oil contains 15.94mg of vitamin E, while olive contains 1.65mg.
  • Olive is lower in saturated fat.

Oil, palm and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0.38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Olive
Olive
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +32900%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 319% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 0%
Olive
Olive
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 3% 0% 6.7% 33% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +866.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Palm oil Olive DV% diff.
Saturated fat 49.3g 1.415g 218%
Fats 100g 10.68g 137%
Vitamin E 15.94mg 1.65mg 95%
Monounsaturated fat 37g 7.888g 73%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.3g 0.911g 56%
Iron 0.01mg 3.3mg 41%
Calories 884kcal 115kcal 38%
Sodium 0mg 735mg 32%
Copper 0mg 0.251mg 28%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Calcium 0mg 88mg 9%
Vitamin K 8µg 1.4µg 6%
Protein 0g 0.84g 2%
Carbs 0g 6.26g 2%
Zinc 0mg 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.9µg 2%
Choline 0.3mg 10.3mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Magnesium 0mg 4mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.009mg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 11g 87g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.94 6.2 N/A
Net carbs 0g 3.06g N/A
Potassium 0mg 8mg 0%
Phosphorus 0mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Olive
Olive
3
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +836.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 39% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 49.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.3 g
Olive
Olive
1
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +369.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +920.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Palm oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171015/nutrients
  2. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.