Salmon oil vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between salmon oil and canola oil

Salmon oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, canola oil is higher in monounsaturated fat.
Salmon oil covers your daily cholesterol needs 162% more than canola oil.
Canola oil contains 3 times less saturated fat than salmon oil. Salmon oil contains 19.872g of saturated fat, while canola oil contains 7.365g.
Canola oil has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish oil, salmon and Oil, canola.

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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.

Salmon oil

Canola oil

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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.

Salmon oil

Canola oil

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~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	485mg	0mg	162%
Vitamin E		17.46mg	116%
Monounsaturated fat	29.037g	63.276g	86%
Polyunsaturated fat	40.324g	28.142g	81%
Vitamin K		71.3µg	59%
Saturated fat	19.872g	7.365g	57%
Calories	902kcal	884kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Trans fat		0.395g	N/A
Choline		0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	13.023g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	18.232g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		9.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	2.991g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		18.64g	N/A