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Peanut oil
Calories & nutrition facts
salad or cooking
Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 884 kcal —
- Protein 0 g 0%
- Carbohydrate 0 g 0%
- Fat 100 g 128%
- Saturated fat 17 g 85%
- Fibre 0 g 0%
- Sugars 0 g —
- Sodium 0 mg 0%
- Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Vitamins & minerals
Per 100 g% DVVitamins
- Vitamin A 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin C 0 mg 0%
- Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin E 15.7 mg 105%
- Vitamin K 0.7 µg 1%
- Thiamin (B1) 0 mg 0%
- Riboflavin (B2) 0 mg 0%
- Niacin (B3) 0 mg 0%
- Pantothenic acid (B5) 0 mg 0%
- Vitamin B6 0 mg 0%
- Folate (B9) 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin B12 0 µg 0%
- Choline 0.1 mg 0%
Minerals
- Calcium 0 mg 0%
- Iron 0.03 mg 0%
- Magnesium 0 mg 0%
- Phosphorus 0 mg 0%
- Potassium 0 mg 0%
- Zinc 0.01 mg 0%
- Copper 0 mg 0%
- Selenium 0 µg 0%
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 884 | 0 g | 0 g | 100 g |
| 1 × tbsp | 13.5 g | 119 | 0 g | 0 g | 14 g |
| 1 × cup | 216 g | 1909 | 0 g | 0 g | 216 g |
| 1 × tsp | 4.5 g | 40 | 0 g | 0 g | 4.5 g |
| 2 × tbsp | 27 g | 239 | 0 g | 0 g | 27 g |
| ½ × tbsp | 6.8 g | 60 | 0 g | 0 g | 6.8 g |
| 3 × tbsp | 40.5 g | 358 | 0 g | 0 g | 41 g |
| 4 × tbsp | 54 g | 477 | 0 g | 0 g | 54 g |
Similar foods
- Cottonseed oilsalad or cooking884 kcal / 100 g
- Soybean oilsalad or cooking884 kcal / 100 g
- Peanutsall types, oil-roasted599 kcal / 100 g
- Sesame oilsalad or cooking884 kcal / 100 g
- Olive oilsalad or cooking884 kcal / 100 g
- Pea nutsoilroasted and salted641 kcal / 100 g
- Corn peanut and olive oilvegetable885 kcal / 100 g
- Corn oilindustrial and retail, all purpose salad or cooking900 kcal / 100 g
- Peanut butteror peanut paste643 kcal / 100 g
- Coated peanutcoated532 kcal / 100 g
Questions about Peanut oil
Can you use peanut oil for deep-frying?
Yes. Refined peanut oil has a high smoke point, around 230 °C, so it suits deep-frying chips, battered fish and spring rolls. Keep the oil at about 175–190 °C for crisp food without excessive browning.
Is refined peanut oil safe for someone with a peanut allergy?
Highly refined peanut oil contains very little peanut protein, but cold-pressed or unrefined oil can retain proteins that trigger an allergic reaction. If you have a peanut allergy, avoid unrefined oil and follow advice from your allergy specialist about refined oil.
What is the difference between refined and cold-pressed peanut oil?
Refined peanut oil has a mild flavour and handles high heat well; cold-pressed oil tastes more strongly of peanuts and is better for dressings or drizzling. Cold-pressed oil generally has a lower smoke point, so do not use it for very hot frying.
How should you store peanut oil?
Keep it tightly closed in a cool, dark cupboard, away from the cooker and sunlight. Refrigeration is unnecessary for refined oil, but can help preserve the flavour of cold-pressed oil; discard it if it smells stale or rancid.
What dishes work well with peanut oil?
Its high-heat performance and mild flavour make refined peanut oil useful for stir-frying, deep-frying and roasting. Use the more aromatic, cold-pressed kind in a peanut dressing or to finish noodles and vegetables.
Can you substitute another oil for peanut oil?
For frying, refined sunflower, rapeseed or avocado oil can stand in for refined peanut oil; choose one labelled for high-heat cooking. For a peanutty dressing, toasted sesame oil adds a different but similarly savoury flavour.
Is peanut oil a source of vitamin E?
Yes. A tablespoon (13.5 g) provides 2.1 mg of vitamin E. Like other oils, it is energy-dense: a tablespoon contains 119 kcal.
Does peanut oil contain peanut protein?
Refined peanut oil has almost all its protein removed during processing, whereas unrefined or cold-pressed oil may retain traces. Peanut oil itself is mostly fat: a tablespoon contains 14 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central 171410 · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
