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

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The main differences between cottonseed oil and peanut oil

  • Cottonseed oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat; however, peanut oil has more monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for cottonseed oil is 131% higher.
  • Peanut oil has 35 times less vitamin K than cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil has 24.7µg of vitamin K, while peanut oil has 0.7µg.
  • Peanut oil is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking and Oil, peanut, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0.27% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
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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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 706% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 62% 0% 0.11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 314% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.8% 0% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3428.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottonseed oil Peanut oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 51.9g 32g 133%
Vitamin E 35.3mg 15.69mg 131%
Monounsaturated fat 17.8g 46.2g 71%
Saturated fat 25.9g 16.9g 41%
Vitamin K 24.7µg 0.7µg 20%
Calories 884kcal 884kcal 0%
Fats 100g 100g 0%
Iron 0mg 0.03mg 0%
Zinc 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Choline 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 19% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 17.8 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 51.9 g
18% 49% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 32 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +159.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cottonseed oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171024/nutrients
  2. Peanut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171410/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.