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Garlic vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between garlic and vegetable oil

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, selenium, phosphorus, iron, and calcium; however, vegetable oil is richer in vitamin E.
  • Vegetable oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 98% more than garlic.
  • Garlic contains less saturated fat.
  • Garlic has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of garlic is 30, while the glycemic index of vegetable oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Garlic, raw and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive.

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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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1207.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Garlic
8
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +11500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18375%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1135.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 33.033g 219%
Fats 0.5g 100g 153%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 48.033g 120%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 14.78mg 98%
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0mg 95%
Manganese 1.672mg 0mg 73%
Saturated fat 0.089g 14.367g 65%
Calories 149kcal 884kcal 37%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Copper 0.299mg 0mg 33%
Selenium 14.2µg 0µg 26%
Phosphorus 153mg 0mg 22%
Iron 1.7mg 0.13mg 20%
Calcium 181mg 0mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 21µg 16%
Protein 6.36g 0g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0mg 12%
Potassium 401mg 0mg 12%
Carbs 33.06g 0g 11%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.02mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0mg 8%
Magnesium 25mg 0mg 6%
Choline 23.2mg 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0mg 4%
Sodium 17mg 0mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 0g N/A
Sugar 1g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +19900%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +436563.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13166.3%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.