Foods high in SFA 6:0

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured SFA 6:0 content per 100 g, drawn live from 434 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in SFA 6:0

Ranked by SFA 6:0 per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
1	Butter oil, anhydrous	FNDDS ingredient	1.91
2	Butter, stick, unsalted	FNDDS ingredient	1.44
3	Butter, stick, salted	Foundation Food	1.44
4	Butter, whipped, with salt	FNDDS ingredient	1.37
5	Butter, light, stick, with salt	FNDDS ingredient	1.06
6	Oil, industrial, coconut, confection fat, typical basis for ice cream coatings	FNDDS ingredient	0.752
7	Cheese, goat, semisoft type	FNDDS ingredient	0.656
8	Cheese, gouda	FNDDS ingredient	0.64
9	Cheese, gruyere	FNDDS ingredient	0.621
10	Cream, fluid, heavy whipping	FNDDS ingredient	0.609
11	Cheese, mexican, queso cotija	FNDDS ingredient	0.592
12	Cheese, cream	FNDDS ingredient	0.592
13	Cheese, low-sodium, cheddar or colby	FNDDS ingredient	0.546
14	Cheese, cheddar	Foundation Food	0.543
15	Cheese, swiss	Foundation Food	0.541
16	Cheese, feta	FNDDS ingredient	0.528
17	Cheese, American, restaurant	Foundation Food	0.526
18	Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated	Foundation Food	0.511
19	Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified	Foundation Food	0.509
20	Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D	FNDDS ingredient	0.509
21	Cheese, swiss, low sodium	FNDDS ingredient	0.489
22	Cheese, fontina	FNDDS ingredient	0.489
23	Cheese, limburger	FNDDS ingredient	0.489
24	Oil, coconut	Foundation Food	0.477
25	Cheese, mexican, queso anejo	FNDDS ingredient	0.474

Lowest in SFA 6:0

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

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
425	Pepperoni, beef and pork, sliced	Foundation Food	0.0003
426	Milk, nonfat, fluid, without added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim)	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
427	Beverages, coffee, instant, mocha, sweetened	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
428	Beverages, SLIMFAST, Meal replacement, High Protein Shake, Ready-To-Drink, 3-2-1 plan	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
429	Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, restaurant	Foundation Food	0.001
430	Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, roasted	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
431	Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, roasted	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
432	Cookies, peanut butter sandwich, regular	FNDDS ingredient	0.001
433	Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim)	Foundation Food	0.001
434	Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, braised	FNDDS ingredient	0.001

More on SFA 6:0

What SFA 6:0 is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.

SFA 6:0 nutrient reference →

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.