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

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How are sunflower oil and babassu oil different?

Sunflower oil has more vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than babassu oil.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for babassu oil is 341% higher.
Sunflower oil contains 23 times more polyunsaturated fat than babassu oil. While sunflower oil contains 36.4g of polyunsaturated fat, babassu oil contains only 1.6g.
Sunflower oil has less saturated fat.

Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) and Oil, babassu are the varieties 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.

Sunflower oil

Babassu oil

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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.

Sunflower oil

Babassu oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+115.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	13g	81.2g	310%
Polyunsaturated fat	36.4g	1.6g	232%
Vitamin E	41.08mg	19.1mg	147%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	11.4g	87%
Vitamin K	5.4µg		5%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	0.16	N/A