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Flaxseed oil vs. Corn oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between flaxseed oil and corn oil

  • Flaxseed oil is higher in copper and polyunsaturated fat, yet corn oil is higher in vitamin E and monounsaturated fat.
  • Corn oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 91% more than flaxseed oil.
  • The amount of saturated fat in flaxseed oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 2.7% 2.7% 13% 22% 8.5% 12% 0.78% 18% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 14% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.3% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 286% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.8% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1914.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~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 Flaxseed oil Corn oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.71mg 14.3mg 91%
Polyunsaturated fat 64.876g 54.677g 68%
Saturated fat 9.047g 12.948g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 20.634g 27.576g 17%
Copper 0.067mg 0mg 7%
Manganese 0.141mg 6%
Magnesium 15mg 0mg 4%
Iron 0.34mg 0mg 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.31mg 0mg 3%
Fats 99.01g 100g 2%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 1.9µg 1%
Calories 878kcal 900kcal 1%
Protein 0.37g 0g 1%
Potassium 31mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 0.39g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.39g 0g N/A
Sodium 6mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 0.184g N/A
Choline 0.2mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 48.93g 1.161g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.077g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.026g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.034g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 15.679g 53.23g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 99.01 g
Carbs: 0.39 g
Water: 0.16 g
Other: 0.07 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Fats ~100g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 22% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 20.634 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 64.876 g
14% 29% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 27.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 54.677 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Flaxseed oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171442/nutrients
  2. Corn oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171029/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.