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

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What are the main differences between salmon oil and palm kernel oil?

Palm kernel oil has less monounsaturated fat, omega-3 (DHA), polyunsaturated fat, omega-3 (EPA) and omega-3 (DPA) than salmon oil.
Palm kernel oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 308% higher.

We used Fish oil, salmon and Vegetable oil, palm kernel types in this comparison.

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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.

Salmon oil

Palm kernel oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~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.

Salmon oil

Palm kernel oil

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

~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	19.872g	81.5g	280%
Polyunsaturated fat	40.324g	1.6g	258%
Cholesterol	485mg	0mg	162%
Monounsaturated fat	29.037g	11.4g	44%
Vitamin E		3.81mg	25%
Vitamin K		24.7µg	21%
Calories	902kcal	862kcal	2%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	12g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	0.16	N/A
Choline		0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	13.023g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	18.232g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	2.991g	0g	N/A