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

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A recap on the differences between cottonseed oil and olive oil

Cottonseed oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat; however, olive oil is higher in vitamin K, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Cottonseed oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 140% more than olive oil.
Olive oil contains 5 times less polyunsaturated fat than cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil contains 51.9g of polyunsaturated fat, while olive oil contains 10.523g.
Olive oil has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking and Oil, olive, salad or cooking.

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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.

Cottonseed oil

Olive oil

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Cottonseed oil

Olive oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+146%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+143.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	51.9g	10.523g	276%
Vitamin E	35.3mg	14.35mg	140%
Monounsaturated fat	17.8g	72.961g	138%
Saturated fat	25.9g	13.808g	55%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	60.2µg	30%
Iron	0mg	0.56mg	7%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	6	N/A
Calcium	0mg	1mg	0%
Potassium	0mg	1mg	0%
Sodium	0mg	2mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%