Corn oil vs. Sesame oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between corn oil and sesame oil?

Corn oil is richer in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat, while sesame oil is higher in vitamin K and monounsaturated fat.
Corn oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 86% higher.
Corn oil is lower in saturated fat.

We used Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking and Oil, sesame, salad or cooking types in this comparison.

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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.

Corn oil

Sesame oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Corn oil

Sesame oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+921.4%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+615.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~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

~equal in Choline ~0.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	54.677g	41.7g	87%
Vitamin E	14.3mg	1.4mg	86%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	39.7g	30%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	13.6µg	10%
Saturated fat	12.948g	14.2g	6%
Calories	900kcal	884kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	1.161g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	53.23g		N/A