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

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What are the differences between cottonseed oil and vegetable oil?

  • Cottonseed oil is higher in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat, yet vegetable oil is higher in monounsaturated fat.
  • Cottonseed oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 137% more.
  • Cottonseed oil has 2 times more saturated fat than vegetable oil. While cottonseed oil has 25.9g of saturated fat, vegetable oil has only 14.367g.

We used Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive types in this article.

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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% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
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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% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +17.6%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottonseed oil Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.3mg 14.78mg 137%
Polyunsaturated fat 51.9g 33.033g 126%
Monounsaturated fat 17.8g 48.033g 76%
Saturated fat 25.9g 14.367g 52%
Vitamin K 24.7µg 21µg 3%
Iron 0mg 0.13mg 2%
Calories 884kcal 884kcal 0%
Fats 100g 100g 0%
Zinc 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Choline 0.2mg 0.2mg 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
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169.8%

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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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.