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

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Summary of differences between corn oil and sunflower oil

Corn oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, sunflower oil is higher in vitamin E and monounsaturated fat.
Sunflower oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 179% more than corn oil.
Corn oil has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than sunflower oil. While corn oil has 54.677g of polyunsaturated fat, sunflower oil has only 36.4g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated).

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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.

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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.

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Sunflower oil

Contains more CholineCholine

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Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+187.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+184.2%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	14.3mg	41.08mg	179%
Polyunsaturated fat	54.677g	36.4g	122%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	46.2g	47%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	5.4µg	3%
Calories	900kcal	884kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Saturated fat	12.948g	13g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	1.161g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	53.23g		N/A