Dairy and meat products dominate this ranking because saturated fat chains pack tightly into animal tissues. Milk fat, lard, and beef marbling contain more than 10 times the saturated fat you find in oils or nuts. This reflects basic biology: animals store energy as saturated fats, while plants tend toward unsaturated ones.
The table ranks by saturated fat concentration alone, so a food that appears high might still contribute less total fat to your meal than a larger quantity of something ranked lower. Portion size matters more than position here. Coconut and palm oils sit near animal products on this list, even though they are plant-based.
FDA daily value: 20 g
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Showing 1–50 of 7,426 foods
| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil, industrial, soy, fully hydrogenated | Fats and Oils | 93.97 g | 470% | USDA_SR |
| 2 | Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, uses similar to 95 degree hard butter | Fats and Oils | 93.70 g | 469% | USDA_SR |
| 3 | Oil, industrial, cottonseed, fully hydrogenated | Fats and Oils | 93.61 g | 468% | USDA_SR |
| 4 | Oil, industrial, coconut (hydrogenated), used for whipped toppings and coffee whiteners | Fats and Oils | 93.54 g | 468% | USDA_SR |
| 5 | Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, intermediate grade product | Fats and Oils | 92.61 g | 463% | USDA_SR |
| 6 | Shortening confectionery, coconut (hydrogenated) and or palm kernel (hydrogenated) | Fats and Oils | 91.30 g | 456% | USDA_SR |
| 7 | Oil, nutmeg butter | Fats and Oils | 90.00 g | 450% | USDA_SR |
| 8 | Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated) , used for whipped toppings, non-dairy | Fats and Oils | 88.97 g | 445% | USDA_SR |
| 9 | Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), filling fat | Fats and Oils | 88.21 g | 441% | USDA_SR |
| 10 | Oil, industrial, palm kernel, confection fat, uses similar to high quality cocoa butter | Fats and Oils | 87.56 g | 438% | USDA_SR |
| 11 | Oil, industrial, coconut, confection fat, typical basis for ice cream coatings | Fats and Oils | 86.50 g | 433% | USDA_SR |
| 12 | Vegetable oil, coconut | Fats and Oils | 86.50 g | 432% | CNF |
| 13 | Oil, industrial, coconut, principal uses candy coatings, oil sprays, roasting nuts | Fats and Oils | 86.00 g | 430% | USDA_SR |
| 14 | Oil, ucuhuba butter | Fats and Oils | 85.20 g | 426% | USDA_SR |
| 15 | Oil, coconut | Fats and Oils | 82.50 g | 412% | USDA_FF |
| 16 | Oil, coconut | Fats and Oils | 82.47 g | 412% | USDA_SR |
| 17 | Vegetable oil, palm kernel | Fats and Oils | 81.50 g | 408% | USDA_SR |
| 18 | Vegetable oil, palm kernel | Fats and Oils | 81.50 g | 408% | CNF |
| 19 | Oil, babassu | Fats and Oils | 81.20 g | 406% | USDA_SR |
| 20 | Vegetable oil, babassu | Fats and Oils | 81.20 g | 406% | CNF |
| 21 | Oil, industrial, palm and palm kernel, filling fat (non-hydrogenated) | Fats and Oils | 71.44 g | 357% | USDA_SR |
| 22 | Shortening, confectionery, fractionated palm | Fats and Oils | 65.50 g | 328% | USDA_SR |
| 23 | Butter oil, anhydrous | Dairy and Egg Products | 61.92 g | 310% | USDA_SR |
| 24 | Butter oil, anhydrous | Dairy and Egg Products | 61.92 g | 310% | CNF |
| 25 | Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), creamed | Nut and Seed Products | 61.26 g | 306% | USDA_SR |
| 26 | Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, creamed | Nuts and Seeds | 61.26 g | 306% | CNF |
| 27 | Butter, Clarified butter (ghee) | Dairy and Egg Products | 60.00 g | 300% | USDA_SR |
| 28 | Oil, cocoa butter | Fats and Oils | 59.70 g | 299% | USDA_SR |
| 29 | Vegetable oil, cocoa butter | Fats and Oils | 59.70 g | 299% | CNF |
| 30 | Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), not sweetened | Nut and Seed Products | 57.22 g | 286% | USDA_SR |
| 31 | Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, unsweetened | Nuts and Seeds | 57.22 g | 286% | CNF |
| 32 | Oil, cupu assu | Fats and Oils | 53.20 g | 266% | USDA_SR |
| 33 | Butter, salted | Dairy and Egg Products | 51.37 g | 257% | USDA_SR |
| 34 | Butter, regular | Dairy and Egg Products | 51.37 g | 257% | CNF |
| 35 | Butter, unsalted | Dairy and Egg Products | 51.37 g | 257% | CNF |
| 36 | Butter, without salt | Dairy and Egg Products | 50.49 g | 252% | USDA_SR |
| 37 | Butter, whipped | Dairy and Egg Products | 50.49 g | 252% | CNF |
| 38 | Oil, palm | Fats and Oils | 49.30 g | 246% | USDA_SR |
| 39 | Vegetable oil, palm | Fats and Oils | 49.30 g | 246% | CNF |
| 40 | Shortening frying (heavy duty), palm (hydrogenated) | Fats and Oils | 47.50 g | 238% | USDA_SR |
| 41 | Oil, sheanut | Fats and Oils | 46.60 g | 233% | USDA_SR |
| 42 | Butter, stick, salted | Dairy and Egg Products | 45.60 g | 228% | USDA_FF |
| 43 | Shortening, household, unspecified vegetable and animal oils | Fats and Oils | 45.41 g | 227% | CNF |
| 44 | Butter, whipped, with salt | Dairy and Egg Products | 45.39 g | 227% | USDA_SR |
| 45 | Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), toasted | Nut and Seed Products | 41.68 g | 208% | USDA_SR |
| 46 | Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, toasted | Nuts and Seeds | 41.68 g | 208% | CNF |
| 47 | Dessert topping, powdered | Dairy and Egg Products | 36.72 g | 184% | USDA_SR |
| 48 | Dessert topping (non dairy), powdered | Dairy and Egg Products | 36.72 g | 184% | CNF |
| 49 | Margarine, stick, palm and soybean oils | Fats and Oils | 36.27 g | 181% | CNF |
| 50 | Butter, light, stick, with salt | Fats and Oils | 34.32 g | 172% | USDA_SR |
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