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Canola oil vs. Fennel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are canola oil and fennel different?

  • Canola oil is higher in vitamin E; however, fennel is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, potassium, iron, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for canola oil is 113% higher.
  • Canola oil contains 82 times more saturated fat than fennel. While canola oil contains 7.365g of saturated fat, fennel contains only 0.09g.
  • Canola oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than fennel (45).

Oil, canola and Fennel, bulb, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Fennel
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0% 0% 349% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 178% 0% 0.11%
Fennel
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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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2910.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13.5%
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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +6500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Canola oil Fennel DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.142g 0.169g 186%
Monounsaturated fat 63.276g 0.068g 158%
Fats 100g 0.2g 154%
Vitamin E 17.46mg 0.58mg 113%
Calories 884kcal 31kcal 43%
Saturated fat 7.365g 0.09g 33%
Vitamin C 0mg 12mg 13%
Potassium 0mg 414mg 12%
Fiber 0g 3.1g 12%
Iron 0mg 0.73mg 9%
Manganese 0mg 0.191mg 8%
Folate 0µg 27µg 7%
Vitamin K 71.3µg 62.8µg 7%
Copper 0mg 0.066mg 7%
Phosphorus 0mg 50mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.232mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Calcium 0mg 49mg 5%
Magnesium 0mg 17mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.64mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.047mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.24g 2%
Choline 0.2mg 13.2mg 2%
Sodium 0mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.032mg 2%
Zinc 0mg 0.2mg 2%
Carbs 0g 7.3g 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.2g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.93g N/A
Trans fat 0.395g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 9.137g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 18.64g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more FatsFats +49900%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 64% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 63.276 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.142 g
Fennel
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28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.068 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.169 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92952.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16552.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Canola oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172336/nutrients
  2. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.