Corn oil vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between corn oil and lard
- Corn oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat; however, lard is richer in vitamin D, choline, and monounsaturated fat.
- Lard covers your daily saturated fat needs 131% more than corn oil.
- Lard has 24 times less vitamin E than corn oil. Corn oil has 14.3mg of vitamin E, while lard has 0.6mg.
- Corn oil contains less saturated fat.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose 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 ZincZinc | +∞% |
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 | +2283.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +24750% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Polyunsaturated fat | 54.677g | 11.2g | 290% |
Saturated fat | 12.948g | 39.2g | 119% |
Vitamin E | 14.3mg | 0.6mg | 91% |
Monounsaturated fat | 27.576g | 45.1g | 44% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 95mg | 32% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 102IU | 13% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.5µg | 13% |
Choline | 0.2mg | 49.7mg | 9% |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 0µg | 2% |
Zinc | 0mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Calories | 900kcal | 902kcal | 0% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 1.161g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 53.23g | N/A |
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 | -67% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +388.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +63.5% |