Nutrients -> Fatty acids

Saturated fatty acids Foods high in saturated fatty acids and how much you need ยท Fatty acids

Women, stay under
21.4 g
Men, stay under
27.2 g
Foods that have it
1,245

Under 10% of daily energy, as WHO, US, UK and Nordic advice sets it. For a lightly active 30-year-old: a 65 kg woman and an 80 kg man.

Among plant foods, coconut milk; coconut flake and oil, cottonseed, fully hydrogenated have the most saturated fatty acids per serving. Among animal foods, the most are in beef, suet; processed cheese, 27-35% fat and eel.

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Foods highest in saturated fatty acids

Ranked from 1,245 foods in our catalog, one entry per food. % of daily is for a healthy adult.

  1. 1
    Coconut milk 45.4 g
    serving (240 g) ยท Vegetable juices 205% of daily
  2. 2
    serving (85 g) ยท Offal dishes 200% of daily
  3. 3
    serving (85 g) ยท Offal dishes 97% of daily
  4. 4
    serving (85 g) ยท Steaks and chops 82% of daily
  5. 5
    Coconut flake 17.2 g
    serving (30 g) ยท Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 77% of daily
  6. 6
    serving (85 g) ยท Steaks and chops 66% of daily
  7. 7
    serving (110 g) ยท Chicken and other birds 66% of daily
  8. 8
    tbsp (13.6 g) ยท Oils 57% of daily
  9. 9
    tbsp (13.6 g) ยท Oils 56% of daily
  10. 10
    Coconut oil 11.8 g
    tbsp (13.6 g) ยท Oils 53% of daily
  11. 11
    serving (55 g) ยท Processed cheese 52% of daily
  12. 12
    serving (170 g) ยท Yoghurt 52% of daily
  13. 13
    serving (55 g) ยท Cheese, ripened cheese 51% of daily
  14. 14
    serving (240 g) ยท Cream 46% of daily
  15. 15
    Eel 9.4 g
    serving (110 g) ยท Fish 42% of daily
  16. 16
    serving (85 g) ยท Steaks and chops 41% of daily
  17. 17
    Coconut meat 8.9 g
    serving (30 g) ยท Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 40% of daily
  18. 18
    serving (30 g) ยท Fermented milk products, other 38% of daily
  19. 19
    tbsp (12.8 g) ยท Butter, milk fat 37% of daily
  20. 20
    Cocoa butter 8.1 g
    tbsp (13.6 g) ยท Cooking and industrial fat 37% of daily
  1. 1
    Coconut milk 45.4 g
    serving (240 g) ยท Vegetable juices 205% of daily
  2. 2
    Coconut flake 17.2 g
    serving (30 g) ยท Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 77% of daily
  3. 3
    tbsp (13.6 g) ยท Oils 57% of daily
  4. 4
    tbsp (13.6 g) ยท Oils 56% of daily
  5. 5
    Coconut oil 11.8 g
    tbsp (13.6 g) ยท Oils 53% of daily
  6. 6
    serving (240 g) ยท Cream 46% of daily
  7. 7
    Coconut meat 8.9 g
    serving (30 g) ยท Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 40% of daily
  8. 8
    Cocoa butter 8.1 g
    tbsp (13.6 g) ยท Cooking and industrial fat 37% of daily
  9. 9
    serving (140 g) ยท Fruit and berry dishes other than pies 23% of daily
  10. 10
    Brazil nut 4.5 g
    serving (30 g) ยท Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 20% of daily
  11. 11
    serving (30 g) ยท Savoury snacks 16% of daily
  12. 12
    serving (240 g) ยท Juices 10% of daily
  13. 13
    serving (140 g) ยท Rice 9% of daily
  14. 14
    serving (30 g) ยท Condiments 9% of daily
  15. 15
    serving (32 g) ยท Condiments 9% of daily
  16. 16
    serving (15 g) ยท Flour 9% of daily
  17. 17
    Tempeh 1.9 g
    serving (85 g) ยท Miscellaneous ingredients 9% of daily
  18. 18
    serving (85 g) ยท Fried potatoes, French fries 8% of daily
  19. 19
    Avocado 1.4 g
    serving (50 g) ยท Fruits 6% of daily
  20. 20
    serving (32 g) ยท Condiments 6% of daily
  1. 1
    Oils 422% of daily
  2. 2
    Oils 412% of daily
  3. 3
    Coconut oil 86.5 g
    Oils 390% of daily
  4. 4
    Butter, milk fat 290% of daily
  5. 5
    Cocoa butter 59.6 g
    Cooking and industrial fat 269% of daily
  6. 6
    Coconut flake 57.2 g
    Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 258% of daily
  7. 7
    Animal fat 252% of daily
  8. 8
    Butter 52.8 g
    Butter, milk fat 238% of daily
  9. 9
    Butter, milk fat 238% of daily
  10. 10
    Offal dishes 236% of daily
  11. 11
    Animal fat 208% of daily
  12. 12
    Fatback 35.2 g
    Steaks and chops 159% of daily
  13. 13
    Cocoa mass 32.8 g
    Cooking and industrial fat 148% of daily
  14. 14
    Cooking and industrial fat 141% of daily
  15. 15
    Chicken fat 29.8 g
    Chicken and other birds 134% of daily
  16. 16
    Coconut meat 29.7 g
    Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 134% of daily
  17. 17
    Cheese, ripened cheese 131% of daily
  18. 18
    Fermented milk products, other 126% of daily
  19. 19
  20. 20
    Spices 117% of daily
  1. 1
    Oils 422% of daily
  2. 2
    Oils 412% of daily
  3. 3
    Coconut oil 86.5 g
    Oils 390% of daily
  4. 4
    Cocoa butter 59.6 g
    Cooking and industrial fat 269% of daily
  5. 5
    Coconut flake 57.2 g
    Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 258% of daily
  6. 6
    Cocoa mass 32.8 g
    Cooking and industrial fat 148% of daily
  7. 7
    Coconut meat 29.7 g
    Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 134% of daily
  8. 8
    Spices 117% of daily
  9. 9
    Coconut milk 18.9 g
    Vegetable juices 85% of daily
  10. 10
    Brazil nut 15.1 g
    Nuts, seeds and dried fruits 68% of daily
  11. 11
    Coconut flour 13.1 g
    Flour 59% of daily
  12. 12
    Savoury snacks 55% of daily
  13. 13
    Cocoa powder 10.1 g
    Miscellaneous ingredients 45% of daily
  14. 14
    Mace, ground 9.5 g
    Spices 43% of daily
  15. 15
    Miscellaneous ingredients 43% of daily
  16. 16
    Spices 33% of daily
  17. 17
    Condiments 31% of daily
  18. 18
    Condiments 28% of daily
  19. 19
    Cream 19% of daily
  20. 20
    Condiments 18% of daily

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