Fish oil vs. Soybean oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fish oil and soybean oil different?

Fish oil is richer in vitamin D, while soybean oil is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Fish oil covers your daily need for cholesterol, 237% more than soybean oil.
Soybean oil is lower in cholesterol.

Fish oil, sardine and Oil, soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated) 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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Soybean 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.

Fish oil

Soybean oil

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

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~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.
Cholesterol	710mg	0mg	237%
Saturated fat	29.892g	14.9g	68%
Vitamin E		8.1mg	54%
Vitamin D	332IU	0IU	42%
Vitamin D	8.3µg	0µg	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	31.867g	37.6g	38%
Monounsaturated fat	33.841g	43g	23%
Vitamin K		24.7µg	21%
Calories	902kcal	884kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Choline		0.2mg	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