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

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How are fish oil and sunflower oil different?

Sunflower oil has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat than fish oil.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for fish oil is 237% higher.
Fish oil contains 2 times more saturated fat than sunflower oil. While fish oil contains 29.892g of saturated fat, sunflower oil contains only 13g.
Sunflower oil has less cholesterol.

Fish oil, sardine and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) are the varieties 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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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E		41.08mg	274%
Cholesterol	710mg	0mg	237%
Saturated fat	29.892g	13g	77%
Vitamin D	332IU		42%
Vitamin D	8.3µg		42%
Monounsaturated fat	33.841g	46.2g	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	31.867g	36.4g	30%
Vitamin K		5.4µg	5%
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