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

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Important differences between fish oil and walnut oil

Fish oil has more vitamin D and monounsaturated fat; however, walnut oil has more polyunsaturated fat.
Fish oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 237% more.
Walnut oil is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish oil, sardine and Oil, walnut.

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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

Walnut 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

Walnut 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%
Polyunsaturated fat	31.867g	63.3g	210%
Saturated fat	29.892g	9.1g	95%
Vitamin D	332IU	0IU	42%
Vitamin D	8.3µg	0µg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	33.841g	22.8g	28%
Vitamin K		15µg	13%
Vitamin E		0.4mg	3%
Calories	902kcal	884kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Choline		0.4mg	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