Cottonseed oil vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cottonseed oil and lard

Cottonseed oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat; however, lard has more vitamin D, choline, and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin E for cottonseed oil is 231% higher.
Cottonseed oil is lower in saturated fat.

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

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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

Lard

Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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

Lard

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+5783.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+24750%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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	11.2g	271%
Vitamin E	35.3mg	0.6mg	231%
Monounsaturated fat	17.8g	45.1g	68%
Saturated fat	25.9g	39.2g	60%
Cholesterol	0mg	95mg	32%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	0µg	21%
Vitamin D	0IU	102IU	13%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.5µg	13%
Choline	0.2mg	49.7mg	9%
Calories	884kcal	902kcal	1%
Zinc	0mg	0.11mg	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Selenium	0µg	0.2µg	0%