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Arrowroot vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arrowroot and vegetable oil

  • Vegetable oil has less folate, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 85% more.
  • Arrowroot is lower in saturated fat.
  • Arrowroot has a higher glycemic index than vegetable oil.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arrowroot, raw and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1607.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +3050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 33.033g 220%
Fats 0.2g 100g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 48.033g 120%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 99%
Folate 338µg 0µg 85%
Saturated fat 0.039g 14.367g 65%
Calories 65kcal 884kcal 41%
Iron 2.22mg 0.13mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin K 21µg 18%
Phosphorus 98mg 0mg 14%
Potassium 454mg 0mg 13%
Copper 0.121mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0mg 11%
Protein 4.24g 0g 8%
Manganese 0.174mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0mg 5%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Carbs 13.39g 0g 4%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 6mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 26mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 12.09g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.2mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +49900%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1200725%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35805.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.