Canola oil vs. Cod liver oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between canola oil and cod liver oil

Canola oil has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat, while cod liver oil has more vitamin A and vitamin D.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 2000% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in canola oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, canola and Fish oil, cod liver.

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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.

Canola oil

Cod liver oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Canola oil

Cod liver oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	30000µg	3333%
Vitamin D	0IU	10000IU	1250%
Vitamin D	0µg	250µg	1250%
Cholesterol	0mg	570mg	190%
Vitamin E	17.46mg		116%
Saturated fat	7.365g	22.608g	69%
Vitamin K	71.3µg		59%
Monounsaturated fat	63.276g	46.711g	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	28.142g	22.541g	37%
Calories	884kcal	902kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Trans fat	0.395g		N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	6.898g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	10.968g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	9.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.935g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	18.64g		N/A