Calories in Palm Oil

Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites

Palm Oil Calories & Fat Content

One Tablespoon contains 120 calories and is best used outside the kitchen and in making soaps due to its unhealthy fat distribution.

There are over 1,900 kcals in one cup of palm oil.

In our Nutrition Data Chart below, you'll see lots of zero's as most oil do not generally contain a significant number of health benefits.

Note that we said 'significant number' because many do contain health benefits for the body, such as substantial Vitamin E benefits which support heart health and vision.

Oil is chiefly full of calories, and of course, full of different types of fats.

In addition, the health 'worthiness' of the oil depends greatly upon the types of lipids contained therein.

Saturated fats and Trans fats cause more damage than good to the body, particularly to vital organs and circulatory health. And there are quite a number of saturated fat grams contained in one small Tablespoon of palm oil.

Fat Distribution in Palm Oil Based on 1 Tablespoon

Total fatty acids = 13.60 g
Saturated fat = 6.7 g [one of the unhealthier lipids that should be limited]
Monounsaturated fat = 5 g
Polyunsaturated fat = 1.3 g
Cholesterol = 0 g

Red Palm Oil

It contains 126 calories, 14 grams of total fat. Unfortunately, the saturated fat is even higher in red palm oil than in the commonly used commodity - eight grams.

There are zero Trans fat and no cholesterol.

Nutrition Facts for Palm Oil

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