Cod liver oil vs. Corn oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
Compare
What are the differences between cod liver oil and corn oil?
- Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A, vitamin D, and monounsaturated fat; however, corn oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
- Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 2000% more.
- Corn oil has less cholesterol.
We used Fish oil, cod liver and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking types in this article.
Infographic
Infographic link
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.
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin A | 30000µg | 0µg | 3333% |
| Vitamin D | 10000 IU | 0 IU | 1250% |
| Vitamin D | 250µg | 0µg | 1250% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 22.541g | 54.677g | 214% |
| Cholesterol | 570mg | 0mg | 190% |
| Vitamin E | 14.3mg | 95% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 46.711g | 27.576g | 48% |
| Saturated fat | 22.608g | 12.948g | 44% |
| Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 2% | |
| Calories | 902kcal | 900kcal | 0% |
| Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
| Choline | 0.2mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 6.898g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 10.968g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 1.161g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.935g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 53.23g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
~equal in
Protein
~0g
~equal in
Fats
~100g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~0g
~equal in
Other
~0g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
22.608 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
46.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
22.541 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
12.948 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
27.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
54.677 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +69.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -42.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +142.6% |
