Fish oil vs. Poppy seed oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fish oil and poppy seed oil different?

Fish oil is richer in monounsaturated fat, while poppy seed oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
Fish oil covers your daily need for cholesterol, 237% more than poppy seed oil.
Fish oil contains 2 times more saturated fat than poppy seed oil. Fish oil contains 29.892g of saturated fat, while poppy seed oil contains 13.5g.
Poppy seed oil is lower in cholesterol.

Fish oil, sardine and Oil, poppyseed types were used 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.

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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.

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Poppy seed oil

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	710mg	0mg	237%
Polyunsaturated fat	31.867g	62.4g	204%
Vitamin E		11.4mg	76%
Saturated fat	29.892g	13.5g	75%
Vitamin D	332IU		42%
Vitamin D	8.3µg		42%
Monounsaturated fat	33.841g	19.7g	35%
Calories	902kcal	884kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	10.137g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.656g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	1.973g	0g	N/A