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Saturated fat

In the body: WHO’s guideline on saturated fat aims to lower the risk of diseases such as cardiovascular disease. Its 10% of energy is a goal for a whole diet, not a limit for one food.

Not rated by dose: a flag on one reviewed food, Coconut oil.

Background. Shown, not scored: no dose basis at normal intake, a classification rather than a risk, or legal limits only.

All hazards

A reference figure, shown for context

A background hazard, shown for scale: no food on this page is rated against this figure.

  • The agency’s figure10 % of total energy
  • Basisa dietary goal for whole diets, not a toxic limit
    WHO 2023 guideline: adults and children should limit saturated fatty acids to no more than 10% of total energy intake (a population dietary goal, not a toxicological limit) (population dietary goal)
  • Average adult intake No average intake from an agency survey is shown yet.
  • Applies toall sources
  • On food pagesA food’s page says “a lot per serving” when one serving gives 20% or more of the label’s daily value for saturated and trans fat together, 20 g (Health Canada’s Table of Daily Values). That is a yardstick for one serving; the WHO goal above is for a whole day’s eating.
  • Source WHO 2023

Reviewed foods that carry it

1 reviewed food carries it; none is rated by dose.

How often you can eat it

No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.

Flags and context, not rated by dose

  • Coconut oil

    Context

    8.25 g
    per serving

    US food database (USDA SR Legacy) · grade C

    How it’s rated

    Context (WHO 2023: under 10% of energy; 22.2 g on 2,000 kcal). One 10.0 g serving 8.25 g = 37% of that allowance; 2.7 servings reach it. LDL effect in trials below. Not scored.

    Intake: one 10.0 g serving a day, 70 kg adult; 2,000 kcal diet · Level in the food: 82.475 g/100 g (listed value)

Sources