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

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How are fish oil and vegetable oil different?

Fish oil is higher in vitamin D; however, vegetable oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for fish oil is 237% higher.
Vegetable oil has less cholesterol.

Fish oil, sardine and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive 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.

Fish oil

Vegetable oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

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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.

Fish oil

Vegetable oil

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+∞%

~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

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	710mg	0mg	237%
Vitamin E		14.78mg	99%
Saturated fat	29.892g	14.367g	71%
Vitamin D	332IU	0IU	42%
Vitamin D	8.3µg	0µg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	33.841g	48.033g	35%
Vitamin K		21µg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	31.867g	33.033g	8%
Iron	0mg	0.13mg	2%
Calories	902kcal	884kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	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