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Fats & Fatty Acids

Top 50 Foods Highest in Monounsaturated Fat (MUFA)

Ranked by Monounsaturated Fat (MUFA) content per 100g edible portion. Data from USDA FoodData Central.

Monounsaturated Fat (MUFA): benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Oil, sunflower, high oleic (70% and over)

83.7 g

Foods ranked

49

with Monounsaturated Fat (MUFA) data

Complete Ranking — Monounsaturated Fat (MUFA) per 100g

# Food Monounsaturated Fat (MUFA) (g)
1 Oil, sunflower, high oleic (70% and over) 83.7
2 Oil, hazelnut vs #1 78.0
3 Oil, safflower, salad or cooking, high oleic (primary safflower oil of commerce) vs #1 75.2
4 Shortening frying (heavy duty), soybean (hydrogenated), linoleic (less than 1%) vs #1 73.7
5 Oil, olive, salad or cooking vs #1 73.0
6 Oil, industrial, canola, high oleic vs #1 72.7
7 Oil, vegetable, Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%) vs #1 72.0
8 Oil, safflower vs #1 71.6
9 Oil, industrial, canola (partially hydrogenated) oil for deep fat frying vs #1 71.1
10 Shortening, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated ) for baking and confections vs #1 71.0
11 Oil, avocado vs #1 70.6
12 Oil, almond vs #1 69.9
13 Oil, olive, extra virgin vs #1 69.2
14 Oil, olive, extra light vs #1 66.6
15 Oil, sunflower vs #1 63.4
16 Oil, canola vs #1 63.3
17 Oil, industrial, canola with antifoaming agent, principal uses salads, woks and light frying vs #1 62.1
18 Oil, industrial, soy ( partially hydrogenated), all purpose vs #1 61.2
19 Oil, industrial, canola for salads, woks and light frying vs #1 61.2
20 Oil, apricot kernel vs #1 60.0
21 Oil, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated ), palm, principal uses icings and fillings vs #1 59.7
22 Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, with salt added vs #1 59.3
23 Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, without salt added vs #1 59.3
24 Oil, mustard vs #1 59.2
25 Oil, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated) and cottonseed, principal use as a tortilla shortening vs #1 59.1
26 Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw vs #1 58.9
27 Oil, corn and canola vs #1 58.5
28 Shortening industrial, soybean (hydrogenated) and cottonseed vs #1 58.0
29 Oil, industrial, mid-oleic, sunflower vs #1 57.3
30 Oil, peanut vs #1 57.1
31 Fat, goose vs #1 56.7
32 Fish oil, herring vs #1 56.6
33 Oil, spotted seal (Alaska Native) vs #1 54.5
34 Shortening cake mix, soybean (hydrogenated) and cottonseed (hydrogenated) vs #1 54.2
35 Oil, beluga, whale (Alaska Native) vs #1 54.2
36 Oil, teaseed vs #1 51.5
37 Shortening, multipurpose, soybean (hydrogenated) and palm (hydrogenated) vs #1 51.0
38 Oil, PAM cooking spray, original vs #1 49.8
39 Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, blanched vs #1 48.2
40 Oil, corn, peanut, and olive vs #1 48.0
41 Oil, bearded seal (Oogruk) (Alaska Native) vs #1 47.1
42 Fish oil, cod liver vs #1 46.7
43 Margarine, industrial, non-dairy, cottonseed, soy oil (partially hydrogenated ), for flaky pastries vs #1 46.7
44 Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, dry roasted, without salt added vs #1 46.6
45 Oil, peanut, salad or cooking vs #1 46.2
46 Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) vs #1 46.2
47 Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts vs #1 45.7
48 Oil, sunflower, linoleic (less than 60%) vs #1 45.4
49 Margarine, 80% fat, tub, CANOLA HARVEST Soft Spread (canola, palm and palm kernel oils) vs #1 45.3

* All values per 100g edible portion. % Daily Values based on FDA 2020 (2,000 kcal diet). Rankings update automatically when USDA data is refreshed.