Olive vs. Cottonseed oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between olive and cottonseed oil
- Olive has more iron, copper, fiber, calcium, and vitamin A; however, cottonseed oil is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
- Cottonseed oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 224% more than olive.
- Cottonseed oil has less sodium.
Food varieties used in this article are Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Oil, cottonseed, 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.
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 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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +5050% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2039.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1664.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.911g | 51.9g | 340% |
Vitamin E | 1.65mg | 35.3mg | 224% |
Fats | 10.68g | 100g | 137% |
Saturated fat | 1.415g | 25.9g | 111% |
Iron | 3.3mg | 0mg | 41% |
Calories | 115kcal | 884kcal | 38% |
Sodium | 735mg | 0mg | 32% |
Copper | 0.251mg | 0mg | 28% |
Monounsaturated fat | 7.888g | 17.8g | 25% |
Vitamin K | 1.4µg | 24.7µg | 19% |
Fiber | 3.2g | 0g | 13% |
Calcium | 88mg | 0mg | 9% |
Choline | 10.3mg | 0.2mg | 2% |
Protein | 0.84g | 0g | 2% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0µg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 20µg | 0µg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.22mg | 0mg | 2% |
Carbs | 6.26g | 0g | 2% |
Manganese | 0.02mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.009mg | 0mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 4mg | 0mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.9mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 3.06g | 0g | N/A |
Potassium | 8mg | 0mg | 0% |
Phosphorus | 3mg | 0mg | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.003mg | 0mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.037mg | 0mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.015mg | 0mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.026mg | 0mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.031mg | 0mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.05mg | 0mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.032mg | 0mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.012mg | 0mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.029mg | 0mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.038mg | 0mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.023mg | 0mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.84 g
Fats:
10.68 g
Carbs:
6.26 g
Water:
79.99 g
Other:
2.23 g
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 | +836.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.911 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
25.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
17.8 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
51.9 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +125.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +5597% |