Canola oil vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between canola oil and vegetable oil?

Canola oil is higher in vitamin K, vitamin E, and monounsaturated fat, yet vegetable oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
Canola oil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 42% more.
The amount of saturated fat in canola oil is lower.

We used Oil, canola and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive 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.

Canola oil

Vegetable oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~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

Vegetable oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+18.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+239.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~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

~equal in Choline ~0.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	71.3µg	21µg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	63.276g	48.033g	38%
Polyunsaturated fat	28.142g	33.033g	33%
Saturated fat	7.365g	14.367g	32%
Vitamin E	17.46mg	14.78mg	18%
Iron	0mg	0.13mg	2%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat	0.395g		N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	9.137g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	18.64g		N/A