Peanut oil vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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The main differences between peanut oil and lard
- Peanut oil has more vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, lard has more vitamin D and choline.
- Daily need coverage for saturated fat for lard is 112% higher.
- Lard has 26 times less vitamin E than peanut oil. Peanut oil has 15.69mg of vitamin E, while lard has 0.6mg.
- Peanut oil is lower in saturated fat.
Food types used in this article are Oil, peanut, salad or cooking and Lard.
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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 IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1000% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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 EVitamin E | +2515% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +49600% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 32g | 11.2g | 139% |
Vitamin E | 15.69mg | 0.6mg | 101% |
Saturated fat | 16.9g | 39.2g | 101% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 95mg | 32% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 102IU | 13% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.5µg | 13% |
Choline | 0.1mg | 49.7mg | 9% |
Monounsaturated fat | 46.2g | 45.1g | 3% |
Calories | 884kcal | 902kcal | 1% |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 0µg | 1% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Iron | 0.03mg | 0mg | 0% |
Selenium | 0µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
16.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
32 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
39.2 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
45.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
11.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -56.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +185.7% |
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Monounsaturated fat
~45.1g