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

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

Peanut oil has more vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, palm kernel oil is higher in vitamin K.
Palm kernel oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 323% more than peanut oil.
Palm kernel oil contains 20 times less polyunsaturated fat than peanut oil. Peanut oil contains 32g of polyunsaturated fat, while palm kernel oil contains 1.6g.
Peanut oil has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, peanut, salad or cooking and Vegetable oil, palm 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.

Peanut oil

Palm kernel oil

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

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

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~equal in Potassium ~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.

Peanut oil

Palm kernel oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+311.8%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+3428.6%

~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

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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