Olive oil vs. Corn oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between olive oil and corn oil

Olive oil has more vitamin K, iron, and monounsaturated fat, while corn oil has more polyunsaturated fat.
Olive oil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 49% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in corn oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, olive, salad or cooking and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Olive oil

Corn oil

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

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~equal in Manganese ~mg

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Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Olive oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+3068.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~14.3mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

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~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Polyunsaturated fat	10.523g	54.677g	294%
Monounsaturated fat	72.961g	27.576g	113%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Vitamin K	60.2µg	1.9µg	49%
Iron	0.56mg	0mg	7%
Saturated fat	13.808g	12.948g	4%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6	6.4	N/A
Calcium	1mg	0mg	0%
Potassium	1mg	0mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin E	14.35mg	14.3mg	0%
Choline	0.3mg	0.2mg	0%