Corn oil vs. Peanut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between corn oil and peanut oil
- Corn oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, peanut oil is richer in vitamin E and monounsaturated fat.
- Peanut oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 20% more than corn oil.
- Peanut oil has 2 times less polyunsaturated fat than corn oil. Corn oil has 54.677g of polyunsaturated fat, while peanut oil has 32g.
- 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 Oil, peanut, salad or cooking.
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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 | +171.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Polyunsaturated fat | 54.677g | 32g | 151% |
Monounsaturated fat | 27.576g | 46.2g | 47% |
Saturated fat | 12.948g | 16.9g | 18% |
Vitamin E | 14.3mg | 15.69mg | 9% |
Calories | 900kcal | 884kcal | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 0.7µg | 1% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Iron | 0mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Choline | 0.2mg | 0.1mg | 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
16.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
32 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -23.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +70.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +67.5% |