Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Spinach raw vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are spinach raw and canola oil different?

  • Spinach raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, manganese, iron, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium; however, canola oil is richer in vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 343% higher.
  • Spinach raw has less saturated fat.
  • Canola oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than spinach raw (32).

Spinach, raw and Oil, canola are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Spinach raw vs Canola oil infographic
Infographic link

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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 349% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 178% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +577.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +9550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +760.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Canola oil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 71.3µg 343%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 28.142g 187%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 63.276g 158%
Fats 0.39g 100g 153%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 17.46mg 103%
Vitamin A 469µg 0µg 52%
Folate 194µg 0µg 49%
Calories 23kcal 884kcal 43%
Manganese 0.897mg 0mg 39%
Iron 2.71mg 0mg 34%
Saturated fat 0.063g 7.365g 33%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 0mg 31%
Magnesium 79mg 0mg 19%
Potassium 558mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0mg 15%
Copper 0.13mg 0mg 14%
Calcium 99mg 0mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Phosphorus 49mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0mg 7%
Protein 2.86g 0g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.53mg 0mg 5%
Sodium 79mg 0mg 3%
Choline 19.3mg 0.2mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 3.63g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.395g N/A
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 9.137g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 18.64g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +25541%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 g
7% 64% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 63.276 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +632660%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16955.8%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients
  2. Canola oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172336/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.