Corn oil vs. Babassu oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between corn oil and babassu oil
- Corn oil has more polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat; however, babassu oil has more vitamin E.
- Babassu oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 341% more.
- Corn oil has 34 times more polyunsaturated fat than babassu oil. Corn oil has 54.677g of polyunsaturated fat, while babassu oil has 1.6g.
- Corn oil is lower in saturated fat.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking and Oil, babassu.
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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.
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 KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +33.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Polyunsaturated fat | 54.677g | 1.6g | 354% |
Saturated fat | 12.948g | 81.2g | 310% |
Monounsaturated fat | 27.576g | 11.4g | 40% |
Vitamin E | 14.3mg | 19.1mg | 32% |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 2% | |
Calories | 900kcal | 884kcal | 1% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Choline | 0.2mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 1.161g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 53.23g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
12.948 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
27.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
54.677 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
81.2 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +141.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3317.3% |