Canola oil vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between canola oil and sugar?
- Canola oil is richer than sugar in vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Canola oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 116% more.
- The amount of saturated fat in sugar is lower.
- The glycemic index of canola oil is lower.
We used Oil, canola and Sugars, granulated types 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
| Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
| 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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 28.142g | 0g | 188% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 63.276g | 0g | 158% |
| Fats | 100g | 0g | 154% |
| Vitamin E | 17.46mg | 0mg | 116% |
| Vitamin K | 71.3µg | 0µg | 59% |
| Carbs | 0g | 99.98g | 33% |
| Saturated fat | 7.365g | 0g | 33% |
| Calories | 884kcal | 387kcal | 25% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.007mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0µg | 0.6µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.019mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0mg | 0.05mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 99.98g | N/A |
| Calcium | 0mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 0mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0g | 99.8g | N/A |
| Zinc | 0mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 0mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0mg | 0.004mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.395g | N/A | |
| Choline | 0.2mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 9.137g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 18.64g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
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| Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
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