Palm and palm-kernel fats run 50–85% saturated. An umbrella review of 9 meta-analyses (Unhapipatpong et al., Nutrients 2021) showed swapping olive-type oils for palm raised LDL by +9.18 mg/dL; lard did +8.39. High-saturated tropical fats behave more like animal fat than like seed oils.
How should I track Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), filling fat?
With calorie-dense foods like Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), filling fat, a kitchen scale is your best friend. Research shows that portion estimation errors reach 50–200% for fats and oils (Almiron-Roig et al., Appetite 2013) — even a tablespoon off can mean 40–120 extra calories. Weigh on a scale rather than eyeballing — this applies to both liquid oils and solid fats like butter. If you use cooking sprays, note that "0 calorie" labels are per fraction-of-a-second spray — a realistic burst is closer to 5–10 calories, and multiple sprays add up.