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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Corn oil

Sunflower oil

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Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Corn oil

Sunflower oil

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.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	53.23g		313%
Vitamin E	14.3mg	41.08mg	179%
Polyunsaturated fat	54.677g	36.4g	122%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.161g		73%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	46.2g	47%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	5.4µg	3%
Calories	900kcal	884kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	6.4	N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Saturated fat	12.948g	13g	0%