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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.09% 21% 0% 0% 0% 0.26% 0% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Copper ~0mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 287% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 151% 0% 0.16%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 12% 38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 27%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2291.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +16466.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive oil Lard 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
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100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Fats ~100g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~0g
~equal in Other ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 75% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.808 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 72.961 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.523 g
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41% 47% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 39.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 45.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 11.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~11.2g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Olive oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171413/nutrients
  2. Lard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171401/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.