Sunflower oil vs. Corn oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sunflower oil and corn oil

Sunflower oil has more vitamin E and monounsaturated fat; however, corn oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
Sunflower oil covers your daily need for vitamin E 179% more than corn oil.
Sunflower oil has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than corn oil. While sunflower oil has 46.2g of monounsaturated fat, corn oil has only 27.576g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sunflower oil

Corn oil

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Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sunflower oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+187.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+184.2%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Vitamin E	41.08mg	14.3mg	179%
Polyunsaturated fat	36.4g	54.677g	122%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	27.576g	47%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	1.9µg	3%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	6.4	N/A
Choline		0.2mg	0%
Saturated fat	13g	12.948g	0%