Olive oil vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between olive oil and lard
- Olive oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, iron, and monounsaturated fat; however, lard is higher in vitamin D, choline, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Lard covers your daily saturated fat needs 127% more than olive oil.
- Olive oil has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Oil, olive, salad or cooking and Lard.
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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 more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
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 | +2291.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +16466.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 13.808g | 39.2g | 115% |
Vitamin E | 14.35mg | 0.6mg | 92% |
Monounsaturated fat | 72.961g | 45.1g | 70% |
Vitamin K | 60.2µg | 0µg | 50% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 95mg | 32% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.5µg | 13% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 102IU | 13% |
Choline | 0.3mg | 49.7mg | 9% |
Iron | 0.56mg | 0mg | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 10.523g | 11.2g | 5% |
Calories | 884kcal | 902kcal | 1% |
Zinc | 0mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Calcium | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
Potassium | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
Sodium | 2mg | 0mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -64.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +61.8% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~11.2g