Vegetarian foods high in Saturated Fat (USDA SR Legacy)

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 4,032 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
1 Oil, industrial, soy, fully hydrogenated Fats and Oils 93.97 g 470%
2 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, uses similar to 95 degree hard butter Fats and Oils 93.70 g 469%
3 Oil, industrial, cottonseed, fully hydrogenated Fats and Oils 93.61 g 468%
4 Oil, industrial, coconut (hydrogenated), used for whipped toppings and coffee whiteners Fats and Oils 93.54 g 468%
5 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, intermediate grade product Fats and Oils 92.61 g 463%
6 Shortening confectionery, coconut (hydrogenated) and or palm kernel (hydrogenated) Fats and Oils 91.30 g 456%
7 Oil, nutmeg butter Fats and Oils 90.00 g 450%
8 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated) , used for whipped toppings, non-dairy Fats and Oils 88.97 g 445%
9 Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), filling fat Fats and Oils 88.21 g 441%
10 Oil, industrial, palm kernel, confection fat, uses similar to high quality cocoa butter Fats and Oils 87.56 g 438%
11 Oil, industrial, coconut, confection fat, typical basis for ice cream coatings Fats and Oils 86.50 g 433%
12 Oil, industrial, coconut, principal uses candy coatings, oil sprays, roasting nuts Fats and Oils 86.00 g 430%
13 Oil, ucuhuba butter Fats and Oils 85.20 g 426%
14 Oil, coconut Fats and Oils 82.47 g 412%
15 Vegetable oil, palm kernel Fats and Oils 81.50 g 408%
16 Oil, babassu Fats and Oils 81.20 g 406%
17 Oil, industrial, palm and palm kernel, filling fat (non-hydrogenated) Fats and Oils 71.44 g 357%
18 Shortening, confectionery, fractionated palm Fats and Oils 65.50 g 328%
19 Butter oil, anhydrous Dairy and Egg Products 61.92 g 310%
20 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), creamed Nut and Seed Products 61.26 g 306%
21 Butter, Clarified butter (ghee) Dairy and Egg Products 60.00 g 300%
22 Oil, cocoa butter Fats and Oils 59.70 g 299%
23 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), not sweetened Nut and Seed Products 57.22 g 286%
24 Oil, cupu assu Fats and Oils 53.20 g 266%
25 Butter, salted Dairy and Egg Products 51.37 g 257%
26 Butter, without salt Dairy and Egg Products 50.49 g 252%
27 Oil, palm Fats and Oils 49.30 g 246%
28 Shortening frying (heavy duty), palm (hydrogenated) Fats and Oils 47.50 g 238%
29 Oil, sheanut Fats and Oils 46.60 g 233%
30 Butter, whipped, with salt Dairy and Egg Products 45.39 g 227%
31 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), toasted Nut and Seed Products 41.68 g 208%
32 Dessert topping, powdered Dairy and Egg Products 36.72 g 184%
33 Butter, light, stick, with salt Fats and Oils 34.32 g 172%
34 Butter, light, stick, without salt Fats and Oils 34.32 g 172%
35 Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares Sweets 32.28 g 161%
36 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, shredded Nut and Seed Products 31.47 g 157%
37 Nuts, pilinuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 31.18 g 156%
38 Nuts, coconut cream, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat) Nut and Seed Products 30.75 g 154%
39 Shortening, multipurpose, soybean (hydrogenated) and palm (hydrogenated) Fats and Oils 30.42 g 152%
40 Nuts, coconut meat, raw Nut and Seed Products 29.70 g 148%
41 Candies, carob, unsweetened Sweets 29.02 g 145%
42 Snacks, banana chips Snacks 28.97 g 145%
43 Shortening, special purpose for baking, soybean (hydrogenated) palm and cottonseed Fats and Oils 28.84 g 144%
44 Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread Sweets 28.42 g 142%
45 Oil, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated ), palm, principal uses icings and fillings Fats and Oils 28.42 g 142%
46 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, canned Nut and Seed Products 28.10 g 141%
47 Shortening cake mix, soybean (hydrogenated) and cottonseed (hydrogenated) Fats and Oils 27.20 g 136%
48 Margarine-like, butter-margarine blend, 80% fat, stick, without salt Fats and Oils 26.90 g 135%
49 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged Nut and Seed Products 26.40 g 132%
50 Spices, nutmeg, ground Spices and Herbs 25.94 g 130%

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