Foods Highest in Stearic Acid
6,714 foods ranked by Stearic Acid per 100 g.
These are the foods highest in Stearic Acid, ranked by the amount per 100 g of the edible portion. Stearic acid is an eighteen-carbon saturated fatty acid found in cocoa butter, beef fat and shea butter. Unusually for a saturated fat, it appears to have little effect on LDL cholesterol — partly because the body converts much of it into the monounsaturated oleic acid.
Read the full Stearic Acid guideValues per 100 g.
Cocoa butter and chocolate, beef and lamb fat, butter and shea butter. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible portion; your serving may differ.
Stearic Acid — frequently asked questions
What foods are highest in Stearic Acid?
Per 100 g, some of the richest sources are Oil, industrial, soy, fully hydrogenated, Oil, industrial, cottonseed, fully hydrogenated, Oil, sheanut, Oil, cocoa butter and Oil, cupu assu. See the full ranking above.
How much Stearic Acid do I need a day?
There is no Daily Value. It counts toward saturated fat, though its effect on cholesterol seems milder than other saturated fats.
What does Stearic Acid do?
Stearic acid is an eighteen-carbon saturated fatty acid found in cocoa butter, beef fat and shea butter. Unusually for a saturated fat, it appears to have little effect on LDL cholesterol — partly because the body converts much of it into the monounsaturated oleic acid.