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

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Summary of differences between sesame oil and vegetable oil

Sesame oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, vegetable oil is higher in vitamin E, vitamin K, and monounsaturated fat.
Vegetable oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 89% more than sesame oil.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, sesame, salad or cooking and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive.

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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

Vegetable oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~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

Vegetable oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+955.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+54.4%

~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

~equal in Choline ~0.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	1.4mg	14.78mg	89%
Polyunsaturated fat	41.7g	33.033g	58%
Monounsaturated fat	39.7g	48.033g	21%
Vitamin K	13.6µg	21µg	6%
Iron	0mg	0.13mg	2%
Saturated fat	14.2g	14.367g	1%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%