A Guide To Smart Cooking Oils

9. Peanut Oil
The oil extracted from peanuts has 119 calories and about 14 gm of fat in one tbsp. Peanut oil also has a small amount of vitamins; 2 mg/tbsp of vitamin E and a trace of vitamin K. This oil is made up of mostly heart-healthy, unsaturated fat. In peanut oil there is 1 gm of saturated fat, 6 gm of monounsaturated fat and just over 4 gm of polyunsaturated fats per tbsp. Peanut oil is cholesterol free.