Charles W. Moore
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Table of Fats: The Good, OK & Ugly
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 No comments
Fat (1 Tbsp)
Saturated
(grams)Mono-
unsaturated (grams)Poly-
unsaturated (grams)
Trans-fat (grams)Safflower Oil 0.8 10.2 2.0 0.0 Canola Oil 0.9 8.2 4.1 0.0 Flaxseed Oil 1.3 2.5 10.2 0.0 Sunflower Oil 1.4 2.7 8.9 0.0 Margarine (stick) 1.6 4.2 2.4 3.0 Corn Oil 1.7 3.3 8.0 0.0 Olive Oil 1.8 10.0 1.2 0.0 Sesame Oil 1.9 5.4 5.6 0.0 Soybean Oil 2.0 3.2 7.8 0.0 Margarine (tub) 2.0 5.2 3.8 0.5 Peanut Oil 2.3 6.2 4.3 0.0 Cottonseed Oil 3.5 2.4 7.0 0.0 Vegetable Shortening 3.2 5.7 3.3 1.7 Chicken Fat 3.8 5.7 2.6 0.0 Lard (pork fat) 5.0 5.8 1.4 0.0 Beef Tallow 6.4 5.4 0.5 0.0 Palm Oil 6.7 5.0 1.2 0.0 Butter 7.2 3.3 0.5 0.0 Cocoa Butter 8.1 4.5 0.4 0.0 Palm Kernel Oil 11.1 1.6 0.2 0.0 Coconut Oil 11.8 0.8 0.2 0.0