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Spread vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spread and vegetable oil different?

  • Spread is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, and choline, while vegetable oil is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
  • Vegetable oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 87% more than spread.
  • Vegetable oil is lower in sodium.

Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive types were used 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.
Spread
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +507.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5000%
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.
Spread
10
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +31050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +749.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1212.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 33.033g 203%
Fats 17.34g 100g 127%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 48.033g 101%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 14.78mg 87%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 0mg 44%
Saturated fat 5.977g 14.367g 38%
Calories 235kcal 884kcal 32%
Selenium 9.7µg 0µg 18%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 21µg 16%
Protein 7.66g 0g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0mg 14%
Copper 0.13mg 0mg 14%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0mg 11%
Choline 62.3mg 0.2mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0mg 10%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0mg 9%
Phosphorus 59mg 0mg 8%
Iron 0.79mg 0.13mg 8%
Carbs 11.94g 0g 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Potassium 110mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.026mg 0mg 1%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +476.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +533.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1187.8%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients
  2. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.