Sunflower oil vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between sunflower oil and lard?
- Sunflower oil is richer than lard in vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Sunflower oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 270% more.
- Sunflower oil has 3 times more polyunsaturated fat than lard. While sunflower oil has 36.4g of polyunsaturated fat, lard has only 11.2g.
- The amount of saturated fat in sunflower oil is lower.
We used Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) and Lard 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 ZincZinc | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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 EVitamin E | +6746.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin E | 41.08mg | 0.6mg | 270% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 36.4g | 11.2g | 168% |
| Saturated fat | 13g | 39.2g | 119% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 95mg | 32% |
| Vitamin D | 102IU | 13% | |
| Vitamin D | 2.5µg | 13% | |
| Choline | 49.7mg | 9% | |
| Vitamin K | 5.4µg | 0µg | 5% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 46.2g | 45.1g | 3% |
| Calories | 884kcal | 902kcal | 1% |
| Zinc | 0mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
| Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
| Selenium | 0µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
13 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
36.4 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
39.2 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
45.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
11.2 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -66.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +225% |
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