The American Heart Association points out that the typical American diet is composed heavily of saturated fats and trans fats, both of which can increase your risk of heart disease and high blood cholesterol. Fattening foods can be dangerous in your diet; here is a quick list of some of the most fattening foods based on percentage of fat.
Mayonnaise, Ice Cream and Hollandaise Sauce
Lard, oil, butter and margarine are obvious providers of fat, being almost pure fat. However, certain foods, such as mayonnaise, are tasty condiments created from those fats. Per 100 gram serving, mayonnaise provides 80 grams of fat, making it the No. 1 most fattening food next to oil, according to Nutrition Data. Unfortunately, that also means dishes made from mayonnaise, such as creamy salad dressings, potato salad, tuna salad and egg salad can be some of the most fattening foods around.
Full cream ice cream is the next almost pure fat food, and one single-serving container of gourmet ice cream can provide you with 25 percent of your daily value of fat. When flavors and mix-ins are added, ice cream is a popular and top fattening food.
Rounding out the list of almost pure fat is Hollandaise sauce, which is made from egg yolks and butter. One serving provides 15 grams of fat, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Nuts, Doughnuts and Chips
Sharing top spots with mayonnaise and oil for fattening foods are nuts, including macadamias, pecans, peanuts, and nut butters, such as peanut butter or almond butter. Nutrition Data reports that they provide 70 to 75 grams of fat per 100 gram servings. Although the fat in nuts can be beneficial, it is still fat.
The University Pennsylvania Office of Health Education reports that trans fat levels in doughnuts are more than double the recommended amount. Some doughnut recipes, it states, are made with shortening and then fried in oil, giving you a double whammy of saturated and trans fats.
Potato chips, fried in oil, provide 38 grams of fat per 100 gram servings, according to Nutrition Data. That is roughly equivalent to an equal portion of breakfast sausage.
Fast Food Burgers, Fried Chicken and Cheese
Fast food provides the largest number of fattening foods around, and they are on the top of the fattiest foods list published by the University of Pennsylvania's Office of Health Education. Beef, pork and chicken are naturally higher in saturated fat, and when processed into fast food, they can be landmines for a healthful diet.
A large hamburger made with three beef patties, cheese, condiments and bacon can provide upwards of 84 grams of fat, according to Burger King.
Fried chicken dishes, usually cooked in trans fat containing vegetable oils, provide 43 grams of fat, 7 of which are trans fats.
Cheese, made from full fat cow's or goat's milk, can provide up to 37 grams of fat per 100 gram serving, Nutrition Data reports.
Chocolate Candy Bars
An average 100-gram chocolate candy bar provides between 20 and 30 grams of fat, about 55 percent of your daily value. When the chocolate bar provides nuts, the fat value increases by as much 10 grams of fat, according to Nutrition Data. Dark chocolate version of these fattening foods boast some antioxidant value, but because of the fat value, it rounds out the top-10 list for fattening foods.
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