Foods Highest in Myristic Acid
6,505 foods ranked by Myristic Acid per 100 g.
These are the foods highest in Myristic Acid, ranked by the amount per 100 g of the edible portion. Myristic acid is a fourteen-carbon saturated fatty acid found in dairy fat, coconut, palm and nutmeg (from which it takes its name). Gram for gram, it tends to raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol more than other common saturated fats.
Read the full Myristic Acid guideValues per 100 g.
Butter and dairy fat, coconut and palm oils, and nutmeg. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible portion; your serving may differ.
Myristic Acid — frequently asked questions
What foods are highest in Myristic Acid?
Per 100 g, some of the richest sources are Oil, nutmeg butter, Oil, ucuhuba butter, Spices, nutmeg, ground, Oil, industrial, palm kernel, confection fat, uses similar to high quality cocoa butter and Oil, industrial, coconut, principal uses candy coatings, oil sprays, roasting nuts. See the full ranking above.
How much Myristic Acid do I need a day?
There is no Daily Value. It counts toward saturated fat, best kept under about 10% of calories.
What does Myristic Acid do?
Myristic acid is a fourteen-carbon saturated fatty acid found in dairy fat, coconut, palm and nutmeg (from which it takes its name). Gram for gram, it tends to raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol more than other common saturated fats.
Can you have too much Myristic Acid?
Of the everyday saturated fats, myristic acid raises LDL cholesterol the most, so the usual advice to limit saturated fat applies.