Vegetarian foods high in Saturated Fat

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 51–100 of 7,426 foods

#	Food	Category	Per 100 g	% DV	Source
51	Butter, light, stick, without salt	Fats and Oils	34.32 g	172%	USDA_SR
52	Butter, light, unsalted	Dairy and Egg Products	34.32 g	172%	CNF
53	Butter, light, salted	Dairy and Egg Products	34.32 g	172%	CNF
54	Coffee whitener (non dairy), powdered	Dairy and Egg Products	32.52 g	163%	CNF
55	Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares	Sweets	32.28 g	161%	USDA_SR
56	Sweets, baking chocolate, unsweetened, square	Sweets	32.28 g	161%	CNF
57	Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, shredded	Nut and Seed Products	31.47 g	157%	USDA_SR
58	Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, shredded	Nuts and Seeds	31.47 g	157%	CNF
59	Nuts, pilinuts, dried	Nut and Seed Products	31.18 g	156%	USDA_SR
60	Nuts, pilinuts-canarytree, dried	Nuts and Seeds	31.18 g	156%	CNF
61	Nuts, coconut cream, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat)	Nut and Seed Products	30.75 g	154%	USDA_SR
62	Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat), raw	Nuts and Seeds	30.75 g	154%	CNF
63	Shortening, multipurpose, soybean (hydrogenated) and palm (hydrogenated)	Fats and Oils	30.42 g	152%	USDA_SR
64	Shortening, multipurpose, hydrogenated soybean and palm	Fats and Oils	30.42 g	152%	CNF
65	Nuts, coconut meat, raw	Nut and Seed Products	29.70 g	148%	USDA_SR
66	Nuts, coconut meat, raw	Nuts and Seeds	29.70 g	148%	CNF
67	Candies, carob, unsweetened	Sweets	29.02 g	145%	USDA_SR
68	Candies, bars / chips, carob	Sweets	29.02 g	145%	CNF
69	Snacks, banana chips	Snacks	28.97 g	145%	USDA_SR
70	Snacks, banana chips	Snacks	28.97 g	145%	CNF
71	Shortening, industrial, for baking (cake), soybean	Fats and Oils	28.90 g	144%	CNF
72	Shortening, special purpose for baking, soybean (hydrogenated) palm and cottonseed	Fats and Oils	28.84 g	144%	USDA_SR
73	Shortening, special purpose, baking	Fats and Oils	28.84 g	144%	CNF
74	Shortening, industrial, for baking (pastry), soybean	Fats and Oils	28.50 g	142%	CNF
75	Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread	Sweets	28.42 g	142%	USDA_SR
76	Oil, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated ), palm, principal uses icings and fillings	Fats and Oils	28.42 g	142%	USDA_SR
77	Sweets, topping, chocolate flavour hazelnut spread	Sweets	28.42 g	142%	CNF
78	Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, canned	Nut and Seed Products	28.10 g	141%	USDA_SR
79	Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, flaked, canned	Nuts and Seeds	28.10 g	141%	CNF
80	Shortening cake mix, soybean (hydrogenated) and cottonseed (hydrogenated)	Fats and Oils	27.20 g	136%	USDA_SR
81	Margarine-like, butter-margarine blend, 80% fat, stick, without salt	Fats and Oils	26.90 g	135%	USDA_SR
82	Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged	Nut and Seed Products	26.40 g	132%	USDA_SR
83	Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, flaked, packaged	Nuts and Seeds	26.40 g	132%	CNF
84	Sauce, Hollandaise (butter sauce)	Soups, Sauces and Gravies	26.36 g	132%	CNF
85	Coffee and cocoa (mocha) powder, with whitener and low calorie sweetener	Beverages	26.26 g	131%	CNF
86	Shortening, household, unspecified vegetable oil	Fats and Oils	26.10 g	130%	CNF
87	Spices, nutmeg, ground	Spices and Herbs	25.94 g	130%	USDA_SR
88	Spices, nutmeg, ground	Spices and Herbs	25.94 g	130%	CNF
89	Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking	Fats and Oils	25.90 g	130%	USDA_SR
90	Vegetable oil, cottonseed	Fats and Oils	25.90 g	130%	CNF
91	Oil, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated) and cottonseed, principal use as a tortilla shortening	Fats and Oils	25.88 g	129%	USDA_SR
92	Shortening industrial, soybean (hydrogenated) and cottonseed	Fats and Oils	25.60 g	128%	USDA_SR
93	Candies, coconut bar, not chocolate covered	Sweets	25.54 g	128%	USDA_SR
94	Baking chocolate, unsweetened, liquid	Sweets	25.29 g	126%	USDA_SR
95	Sweets, baking chocolate, unsweetened, liquid	Sweets	25.29 g	126%	CNF
96	Beverages, coffee, instant, with whitener, reduced calorie	Beverages	25.13 g	126%	USDA_SR
97	Coffee, instant, powder, with whitener and artificial sweetener	Beverages	25.13 g	126%	CNF
98	Shortening household soybean (hydrogenated) and palm	Fats and Oils	25.02 g	125%	USDA_SR
99	Shortening, household, soybean (hydrogenated) and palm	Fats and Oils	25.02 g	125%	CNF
100	Shortening, household, soybean (partially hydrogenated)-cottonseed (partially hydrogenated)	Fats and Oils	25.00 g	125%	USDA_SR

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