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

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What are the differences between soybean oil and olive oil?

Soybean oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat, yet olive oil is higher in vitamin E, vitamin K, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Olive oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 42% more.
Soybean oil has 4 times more polyunsaturated fat than olive oil. While soybean oil has 37.6g of polyunsaturated fat, olive oil has only 10.523g.
The amount of saturated fat in olive oil is lower.

We used Oil, soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated) and Oil, olive, salad or cooking types in this article.

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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.

Soybean 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.

Soybean oil

Olive oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+77.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+143.7%
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	37.6g	10.523g	181%
Monounsaturated fat	43g	72.961g	75%
Vitamin E	8.1mg	14.35mg	42%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	60.2µg	30%
Iron	0mg	0.56mg	7%
Saturated fat	14.9g	13.808g	5%
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%