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Sugar vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sugar and vegetable oil

  • The amount of vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat in vegetable oil is higher than in sugar.
  • Vegetable oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 99% more than sugar.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sugar is 65, while the glycemic index of vegetable oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sugars, granulated 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.
Sugar
Sugar
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
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 CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +160%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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.
Sugar
Sugar
1
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% 0% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~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 Sugar Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 33.033g 220%
Fats 0g 100g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 48.033g 120%
Vitamin E 0mg 14.78mg 99%
Saturated fat 0g 14.367g 65%
Carbs 99.98g 0g 33%
Calories 387kcal 884kcal 25%
Vitamin K 0µg 21µg 18%
Copper 0.007mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.05mg 0.13mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 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 0.02mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0mg 0%
Choline 0mg 0.2mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
Sugar
2
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Other ~0g

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.