Foods

Oils and ghee, compared

The 14 oils and fats on this site, with calories for a serving of each, and saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat per 100 g on wider screens. Tap a name for its full page, with how it suits weight loss, PCOS, diabetes and menopause.

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One servingPer 100 g
Coconut oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
4490.97.21.9
Corn oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
4416.633.749.7
Cotton seed oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
4428.219.752.2
Ghee
one teaspoon (5 g)
447126.42.5
Gingelly oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
4416.241.442.3
Groundnut oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
4418.953.927.2
Mustard oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
445.767.127.2
Palm oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
444543.511.5
Rice bran oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
4423.844.132.1
Safflower oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
449.21476.8
Safflower oil (blended)
one teaspoon (5 g)
4419.537.642.9
Soyabean oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
441624.160
Sunflower oil
one teaspoon (5 g)
4411.42662.6
Vanaspati
one teaspoon (5 g)
4461.433.94.7

A serving is the household amount under each name; the per 100 g columns show on wider screens. Tap a column name to sort.

Source: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR).

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