Sesame oil vs. Olive oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sesame oil and olive oil

Sesame oil has more polyunsaturated fat, while olive oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Olive oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 86% higher.
Olive oil contains 4 times less polyunsaturated fat than sesame oil. Sesame oil contains 41.7g of polyunsaturated fat, while olive oil contains 10.523g.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, sesame, salad or cooking and Oil, olive, 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.

Sesame oil

Olive oil

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Sesame oil

Olive oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+925%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+342.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	41.7g	10.523g	208%
Vitamin E	1.4mg	14.35mg	86%
Monounsaturated fat	39.7g	72.961g	83%
Vitamin K	13.6µg	60.2µg	39%
Iron	0mg	0.56mg	7%
Saturated fat	14.2g	13.808g	2%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Calcium	0mg	1mg	0%
Potassium	0mg	1mg	0%
Sodium	0mg	2mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%