Palm oil vs Salted butter
In short
Gram for gram, there are 23% more calories in palm oil than in salted butter (884 vs 717 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in palm oil: vitamin E (6.9×) and total fat. More in salted butter: vitamin A, cholesterol, sodium, saturated fat and vitamin B12. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 100 g fat
0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin E15.9 mg · 2.3 mg106%15%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 684 µg0%76%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 215 mg0%72%
- Sodiumlimit0 mg · 643 mg0%28%
- Total fat100 g · 81.1 g128%104%
- Saturated fatlimit49.3 g · 51.4 g247%257%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0.17 µg0%7%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0 g · 0.85 g0%·2%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.06 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium0 mg · 24 mg0%·1%
- Calcium0 mg · 24 mg0%·2%
- Iron0.01 mg · 0.02 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium0 mg · 2 mg0%·<1%
- Phosphorus0 mg · 24 mg0%·2%
- Zinc0 mg · 0.09 mg0%·1%
- Copper0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Selenium0 µg · 1 µg0%·2%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin K8 µg · 7 µg7%·6%
- Thiamin (B1)0 mg · 0.005 mg0%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0 mg · 0.034 mg0%·3%
- Niacin (B3)0 mg · 0.042 mg0%·<1%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0 mg · 0.11 mg0%·2%
- Vitamin B60 mg · 0.003 mg0%·<1%
- Folate0 µg · 3 µg0%·1%
- Choline0.3 mg · 18.8 mg<1%·3%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin D.
From USDA FoodData Central: Palm oil (SR Legacy 171015), Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.