Sugar vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between sugar and canola oil?
- Canola oil is richer than sugar in vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Canola oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 116% more.
- The glycemic index of canola oil is lower.
We used Sugars, granulated and Oil, canola 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 28.142g | 188% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 63.276g | 158% |
Fats | 0g | 100g | 154% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 17.46mg | 116% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 71.3µg | 59% |
Carbs | 99.98g | 0g | 33% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 7.365g | 33% |
Calories | 387kcal | 884kcal | 25% |
Copper | 0.007mg | 0mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 0µg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 0mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.05mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 99.98g | 0g | N/A |
Calcium | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
Potassium | 2mg | 0mg | 0% |
Sugar | 99.8g | 0g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 0mg | 0% |
Sodium | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.004mg | 0mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.395g | N/A | |
Choline | 0mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 9.137g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 18.64g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Carbs:
99.98 g
Water:
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Fats:
100 g
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Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
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