Cottonseed oil vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cottonseed oil and canola oil

Cottonseed oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat; however, canola oil has more vitamin K and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin E for cottonseed oil is 119% higher.
Canola oil has 4 times less saturated fat than cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil has 25.9g of saturated fat, while canola oil has 7.365g.

Food types used in this article are Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking and Oil, canola.

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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.

Cottonseed oil

Canola 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 ~0mg

~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.

Cottonseed oil

Canola oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+102.2%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+188.7%

~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	51.9g	28.142g	158%
Vitamin E	35.3mg	17.46mg	119%
Monounsaturated fat	17.8g	63.276g	114%
Saturated fat	25.9g	7.365g	84%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	71.3µg	39%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Trans fat		0.395g	N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		9.137g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		18.64g	N/A