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

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Significant differences between cottonseed oil and corn oil

Cottonseed oil has more vitamin E and vitamin K; however, corn oil is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Cottonseed oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 140% more than corn oil.
Corn oil has 13 times less vitamin K than cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil has 24.7µg of vitamin K, while corn oil has 1.9µg.
Corn oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking.

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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

Corn 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.

Cottonseed oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+146.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1200%

~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.
Vitamin E	35.3mg	14.3mg	140%
Saturated fat	25.9g	12.948g	59%
Monounsaturated fat	17.8g	27.576g	24%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	1.9µg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	51.9g	54.677g	19%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	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