Soybean oil vs. Babassu oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soybean oil and babassu oil different?

Soybean oil is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat, while babassu oil is higher in vitamin E.
Babassu oil covers your daily need for saturated fat 332% more than soybean oil.
Soybean oil contains 24 times more polyunsaturated fat than babassu oil. Soybean oil contains 37.6g of polyunsaturated fat, while babassu oil contains 1.6g.
Soybean oil is lower in saturated fat.

Oil, soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated) and Oil, babassu 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.

Soybean oil

Babassu oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

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~equal in Manganese ~mg

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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.

Soybean oil

Babassu oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+135.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

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~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	14.9g	81.2g	301%
Polyunsaturated fat	37.6g	1.6g	240%
Monounsaturated fat	43g	11.4g	79%
Vitamin E	8.1mg	19.1mg	73%
Vitamin K	24.7µg		21%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	0.16	N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%