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 12,411 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
51 Butter, whipped, with salt Dairy and Egg Products 45.39 g 227% USDA_SR
52 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw Pork Products 45.23 g 226% USDA_SR
53 Pork, leaf fat, raw Pork Products 45.23 g 226% CNF
54 Shortening frying (heavy duty), beef tallow and cottonseed Fats and Oils 44.90 g 224% USDA_SR
55 Meat drippings (lard, beef tallow, mutton tallow) Fats and Oils 44.79 g 224% CNF
56 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), toasted Nut and Seed Products 41.68 g 208% USDA_SR
57 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, toasted Nuts and Seeds 41.68 g 208% CNF
58 Shortening, household, lard and vegetable oil Fats and Oils 40.30 g 201% USDA_SR
59 Animal fat, lard (pork) Fats and Oils 40.00 g 200% CNF
60 Lard Fats and Oils 39.20 g 196% USDA_SR
61 Animal fat, bacon grease Fats and Oils 39.00 g 195% USDA_SR
62 Animal fat, bacon grease Fats and Oils 39.00 g 195% CNF
63 Dessert topping, powdered Dairy and Egg Products 36.72 g 184% USDA_SR
64 Dessert topping (non dairy), powdered Dairy and Egg Products 36.72 g 184% CNF
65 Margarine, stick, palm and soybean oils Fats and Oils 36.27 g 181% CNF
66 Shortening industrial, lard and vegetable oil Fats and Oils 35.70 g 178% USDA_SR
67 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, separable fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 35.35 g 177% USDA_SR
68 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 35.29 g 176% USDA_SR
69 Lamb, New Zealand, composite cuts, fat, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 35.29 g 176% CNF
70 Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, separable fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 34.75 g 174% USDA_SR
71 Butter, light, stick, with salt Fats and Oils 34.32 g 172% USDA_SR
72 Butter, light, stick, without salt Fats and Oils 34.32 g 172% USDA_SR
73 Butter, light, unsalted Dairy and Egg Products 34.32 g 172% CNF
74 Butter, light, salted Dairy and Egg Products 34.32 g 172% CNF
75 Animal fat, duck Fats and Oils 33.20 g 166% CNF
76 Veal, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 32.92 g 165% USDA_SR
77 Veal, composite cuts, fat, raw Lamb, Veal and Game 32.92 g 165% CNF
78 Coffee whitener (non dairy), powdered Dairy and Egg Products 32.52 g 163% CNF
79 Veal, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 32.39 g 162% USDA_SR
80 Veal, composite cuts, fat, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 32.39 g 162% CNF
81 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, subcutaneous fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 32.37 g 162% USDA_SR
82 Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares Sweets 32.28 g 161% USDA_SR
83 Sweets, baking chocolate, unsweetened, square Sweets 32.28 g 161% CNF
84 Lamb, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 32.24 g 161% USDA_SR
85 Pork, fresh, backfat, raw Pork Products 32.21 g 161% USDA_SR
86 Pork, wholesale cuts, backfat, raw Pork Products 32.21 g 161% CNF
87 Pork, bacon, rendered fat, cooked Pork Products 31.99 g 160% USDA_SR
88 Pork, cured, bacon, rendered fat, cooked Pork Products 31.99 g 160% CNF
89 Beef, New Zealand, imported, subcutaneous fat, raw Beef Products 31.51 g 158% USDA_SR
90 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 31.51 g 158% USDA_SR
91 Lamb, New Zealand, composite cuts, fat, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 31.51 g 158% CNF
92 Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, shredded Nut and Seed Products 31.47 g 157% USDA_SR
93 Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, sweetened, shredded Nuts and Seeds 31.47 g 157% CNF
94 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, subcutaneous fat, cooked Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 31.44 g 157% USDA_SR
95 Nuts, pilinuts, dried Nut and Seed Products 31.18 g 156% USDA_SR
96 Nuts, pilinuts-canarytree, dried Nuts and Seeds 31.18 g 156% CNF
97 Nuts, coconut cream, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat) Nut and Seed Products 30.75 g 154% USDA_SR
98 Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat), raw Nuts and Seeds 30.75 g 154% CNF
99 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, Intermuscular fat, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 30.74 g 154% USDA_SR
100 Lamb, Canadian, fat, cooked Lamb, Veal and Game 30.68 g 153% CNF

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