Foods high in SFA 12:0

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured SFA 12:0 content per 100 g, drawn live from 1,073 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in SFA 12:0

Ranked by SFA 12:0 per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
1	Oil, industrial, coconut, confection fat, typical basis for ice cream coatings	FNDDS ingredient	44.48
2	Oil, coconut	FNDDS ingredient	41.8
3	Snacks, banana chips	FNDDS ingredient	14.91
4	Nuts, coconut meat, raw	FNDDS ingredient	14.86
5	Candies, confectioner's coating, yogurt	FNDDS ingredient	14.51
6	Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged	FNDDS ingredient	13.78
7	Snacks, granola bar, with coconut, chocolate coated	FNDDS ingredient	11.72
8	Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)	FNDDS ingredient	10.58
9	Cookies, coconut macaroon	FNDDS ingredient	10.01
10	Cookies, graham crackers, chocolate-coated	FNDDS ingredient	9.74
11	Candies, REESE'S PIECES Candy	FNDDS ingredient	9.1
12	Dessert topping, semi solid, frozen	FNDDS ingredient	8.84
13	Nuts, coconut cream, canned, sweetened	FNDDS ingredient	8.44
14	Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	FNDDS ingredient	8.23
15	Sour cream, imitation, cultured	FNDDS ingredient	8.14
16	Candies, MOUNDS Candy Bar	FNDDS ingredient	7.92
17	Cream substitute, flavored, powdered	FNDDS ingredient	7.52
18	Cream substitute, powdered	FNDDS ingredient	6.76
19	Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, TWIX Caramel Cookie Bars	FNDDS ingredient	6.59
20	Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar	FNDDS ingredient	6.37
21	Breakfast bars, oats, sugar, raisins, coconut (include granola bar)	FNDDS ingredient	6.14
22	Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener	FNDDS ingredient	5.67
23	Granola bar, soft, milk chocolate coated, peanut butter	FNDDS ingredient	5.52
24	Snacks, granola bars, soft, coated, milk chocolate coating, peanut butter	FNDDS ingredient	5.5
25	Candies, chocolate covered, low sugar or low calorie	FNDDS ingredient	5.08

Lowest in SFA 12:0

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
1064	Edamame, frozen, prepared	Foundation Food	0.0004
1065	Refried beans, canned (pinto)	Foundation Food	0.0005
1066	Lunchmeat, chicken breast, sliced	Foundation Food	0.0008
1067	Salad dressing, honey mustard dressing, reduced calorie	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
1068	Fish, pollock, raw	Foundation Food	0.001
1069	Fish, haddock, raw	Foundation Food	0.001
1070	Babyfood, vegetables, carrots, strained	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
1071	Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
1072	Ham, sliced, pre-packaged, deli meat (96%fat free, water added)	Foundation Food	0.001
1073	Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve	Foundation Food	0.001

More on SFA 12:0

What SFA 12:0 is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.

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Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.