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Calories and Types of Fat
in Cooking Oils
Please Note
1. All vegetable oils
contain 100% fat.
2. Each tablespoon of vegetable oil contains 14 grams of fat
3. Each tablespoon of vegetable oil contains 120 calories
4. For better health, choose oils/fats that are low in saturated
fat
| Type of Oil/fat |
%
saturated
fat
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%
poly
unsaturated |
%
mono
unsaturated |
| Almond Oil |
8 |
19 |
73 |
| Butter |
66 |
4 |
30 |
| Butter, whipped |
69 |
3 |
28 |
| Canola Oil |
7 |
35 |
58 |
| Cocoa Butter |
62 |
3 |
35 |
| Coconut Oil |
92 |
2 |
6 |
| Corn Oil |
13 |
62 |
25 |
| Margarine, Flora
Pro-activ |
25 |
49 |
26 |
| Margarine, stick |
20 |
33 |
47 |
| Margarine, tub |
17 |
37 |
46 |
| Margarine, whipped |
20 |
30 |
50 |
| Olive Oil |
14 |
12 |
74 |
| Palm Oil |
52 |
10 |
38 |
| Peanut Oil |
18 |
33 |
49 |
| Safflower Oil |
9 |
78 |
13 |
| Sesame Oil |
15 |
43 |
42 |
| Sunflower Oil |
11 |
69 |
20 |
| Walnut Oil |
14 |
67 |
19 |
| Wheatgerm Oil |
20 |
50 |
30 |
Please note
All calorific and fat values are approximate
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