To what percentage should you limit saturated fats in an ideal daily diet? in an ideal daily diet, the saturated fats should be less than percent of your total calories.

The recommended saturated fat percentage recommended by the American Heart Association is less than 5-6% of total calorific intake.

For a typical adult this equates to no more than 11 - 13 grams of saturated fat. For reference a McDonald's cheeseburger contains 12 grams of fat, of which 5g is saturated. Note this doesn't mean it is ok to eat 2 cheeseburgers per day!