Olive vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between olive and margarine
- Olive has more iron, copper, fiber, and calcium; however, margarine is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin E, and monounsaturated fat.
- Margarine covers your daily vitamin K needs 76% more than olive.
- Margarine contains less sodium.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt.
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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 | +33.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2833.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +5400% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +125% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +66.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.7% |
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 | +350% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +60.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +3995% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +445.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +233.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +6542.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +20.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.911g | 24.302g | 156% |
Fats | 10.68g | 80.71g | 108% |
Vitamin A | 20µg | 819µg | 89% |
Monounsaturated fat | 7.888g | 38.877g | 77% |
Vitamin K | 1.4µg | 93µg | 76% |
Saturated fat | 1.415g | 15.189g | 63% |
Vitamin E | 1.65mg | 9mg | 49% |
Iron | 3.3mg | 0.06mg | 41% |
Sodium | 735mg | 2mg | 32% |
Calories | 115kcal | 717kcal | 30% |
Copper | 0.251mg | 0mg | 28% |
Fiber | 3.2g | 0g | 13% |
Calcium | 88mg | 3mg | 9% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.1µg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.037mg | 3% |
Zinc | 0.22mg | 0mg | 2% |
Carbs | 6.26g | 0.7g | 2% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0µg | 2% |
Manganese | 0.02mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.003mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.84g | 0.16g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.9mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 3.06g | 0.7g | N/A |
Magnesium | 4mg | 3mg | 0% |
Potassium | 8mg | 18mg | 0% |
Phosphorus | 3mg | 5mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.037mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.015mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.009mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0g | 14.89g | N/A |
Folate | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
Choline | 10.3mg | 12.4mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.026mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.031mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.05mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.032mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.012mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.029mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.038mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.023mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.006g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 21.522g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +425% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +794.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +384.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +16.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +655.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -90.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +392.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2567.6% |