Foods high in Saturated Fat
Among the foods high in saturated fat, we can include animal fats (fat carnard, goose fat, butter...) and vegetable oils although the proportion is lower than animal fats: sunflower oil, corn, soy...
What foods are high in Saturated Fat ?
[+] Dairy products and Eggs high in Saturated Fat
- Butter oil, anhydrous
- Butter, regular
- Butter, unsalted
- Butter, whipped
- Butter, light, unsalted
- Coffee whitener (non dairy), powdered
- Cheese, goat, hard, (less than 35% water, 36% M.F.)
- Cream, whipping, 35% M.F.
- Cheese, cheddar
- Cheese, cheddar or colby type, low-sodium
- Per 100g
- 61.92 g
- 51.37 g
- 51.37 g
- 50.49 g
- 34.32 g
- 32.53 g
- 24.61 g
- 21.81 g
- 21.09 g
- 20.77 g
[+] Vegetables high in Saturated Fat
- Peanut butter, smooth type, fat, sugar and salt added
- Peanut spread, lower sugar
- Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, salted
- Onion rings, breaded, frozen, heated in oven
- Peanut butter, chunk type, fat and sugar added
- Peanuts, Valencia, oil-roasted
- Peanut butter, reduced sodium
- Peanuts, Spanish, raw
- Peanuts, Valencia, raw
- Peanuts, all types, dry roasted
- Per 100g
- 10.51 g
- 10.22 g
- 8.69 g
- 8.59 g
- 8.08 g
- 7.89 g
- 7.72 g
- 7.64 g
- 7.33 g
- 6.89 g
[+] Cereals, Pasta and Baked products high in Saturated Fat
- Noodles, crunchy, Chinese restaurant
- Pasta, Chinese noodles, chow mein
- Grains, rice bran, crude
- Grains, wheat flour, white, tortilla mix
- Grains, wheat germ, crude
- Grains, amaranth, flour
- Grains, oat flour, whole-grain
- Grains, amaranth, raw
- Grains, oat bran, dry
- Cereal, amaranth, flakes
- Per 100g
- 4.93 g
- 4.38 g
- 4.17 g
- 4.1 g
- 1.67 g
- 1.65 g
- 1.61 g
- 1.46 g
- 1.33 g
- 1.32 g
[+] Poultry products high in Saturated Fat
- Turkey, all classes, skin and separable fat only
- Chicken, broiler, skin only, flour coated, fried
- Duck, domesticated, meat and skin, roasted
- Turkey bacon, cooked
- Chicken, broiler, skin only, batter dipped, fried
- Turkey, all classes, liver, simmered
- Goose, domesticated, meat and skin, roasted
- Chicken, broiler, neck, meat and skin, flour coated
- Chicken, broiler, back, meat and skin, water chill
- Chicken, broiler, wing, meat and skin, roasted
- Per 100g
- 11.92 g
- 11.67 g
- 9.67 g
- 8.29 g
- 7.61 g
- 6.95 g
- 6.87 g
- 6.32 g
- 5.62 g
- 5.45 g
[+] Finfish and Shellfish products high in Saturated Fat
- Mackerel, salted
- Shrimp or lobster paste, canned
- Pompano, florida, baked or broiled
- Sablefish (black cod), smoked
- Mackerel, atlantic, baked or broiled
- Herring, pacific, baked or broiled
- Sablefish (black cod), baked or broiled
- Caviar, black and red, granular
- Clam fritter
- Smelt, dried
- Per 100g
- 7.15 g
- 5 g
- 4.5 g
- 4.21 g
- 4.18 g
- 4.17 g
- 4.1 g
- 4.06 g
- 3.99 g
- 3.59 g
[+] Beef, Pork, Lamb and meat high in Saturated Fat
- Pork, cured, bacon, rendered fat, cooked
- Lamb, New Zealand, composite cuts, fat, cooked
- Lamb, Canadian, fat, cooked
- Beef, fat, cooked
- Cretons
- Pork, oriental style, dehydrated
- Pork, cured, fat (ham and arm picnic), roasted
- Bacon and beef sticks
- Beef sausage, pre-cooked
- Bratwurst, veal, cooked
- Per 100g
- 31.99 g
- 31.51 g
- 30.68 g
- 28.07 g
- 24.16 g
- 23.06 g
- 22.69 g
- 16 g
- 15.1 g
- 14.94 g
[+] Fruits and Juices high in Saturated Fat
- Avocado, raw, california
- Olive, pickled, canned or bottled, green
- Avocado, raw, florida
- Olive, ripe, canned, small to extra large
- Banana, dehydrated or banana powder
- Tamarind, raw
- Guava, common, raw
- Lychee, dried
- Rowal, raw
- Custard-apple, raw
- Per 100g
- 2.13 g
- 2.03 g
- 1.96 g
- 1.42 g
- 0.7 g
- 0.27 g
- 0.27 g
- 0.27 g
- 0.25 g
- 0.23 g
[+] Nuts, Seeds and Spices high in Saturated Fat
- Nuts, coconut meat, desiccated, creamed
- Nuts, pilinuts-canarytree, dried
- Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat), raw
- Nuts, coconut meat, raw
- Spices, nutmeg, ground
- Nuts, coconut milk (liquid from grated meat and...
- Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat and...
- Nuts, coconut milk (liquid from grated meat and...
- Nuts, coconut cream (liquid from grated meat)
- Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched
- Per 100g
- 61.26 g
- 31.18 g
- 30.75 g
- 29.7 g
- 25.94 g
- 21.14 g
- 18.92 g
- 18.45 g
- 15.47 g
- 15.14 g
Why we need foods high in Saturated Fat ?
Saturated fat has the sole purpose of producing energy when it is degraded by the body. However, saturated fats increase cholesterol level in the blood, so it is important not to over-consume.
However, a normal dose of saturated fat remain good for health. Foods high in saturated fat are essential because they occur in the phase of brain growth of children and adolescents.