Palm Oil

Description

Palm oil comes from the fleshy fruit of oil palms. It is sometimes referred to as red palm oil because of its reddish-orange color. Palm oil is used for cooking, its taste is considered savory and earthy.

Palm oil nutrition

Here is the nutritional content of one tablespoon (14 grams) of palm oil

• • calories: 120

• • fat: 14 grams

• • saturated fat: 7 grams

• • monounsaturated fat: 5 grams

• • polyunsaturated fat: 1 gram

• vitamin E: 14% of the Daily Value (DV)