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Sunflower oil vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sunflower oil and soybean meal

  • Soybean meal is richer than sunflower oil in copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for soybean meal is 222% higher.
  • Sunflower oil contains 49 times more saturated fat than soybean meal. Sunflower oil contains 13g of saturated fat, while soybean meal contains 0.268g.
  • Sunflower oil has a lower glycemic index than soybean meal.

Food types used in this article are Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) and Soy meal, defatted, raw.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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.
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% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower oil Soybean meal DV% diff.
Vitamin E 41.08mg 274%
Polyunsaturated fat 36.4g 1.045g 236%
Copper 0mg 2mg 222%
Iron 0mg 13.7mg 171%
Manganese 0mg 3.8mg 165%
Fats 100g 2.39g 150%
Monounsaturated fat 46.2g 0.409g 114%
Phosphorus 0mg 701mg 100%
Protein 0g 49.2g 98%
Folate 0µg 303µg 76%
Potassium 0mg 2490mg 73%
Magnesium 0mg 306mg 73%
Saturated fat 13g 0.268g 58%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.691mg 58%
Zinc 0mg 5.06mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.569mg 44%
Vitamin B5 0mg 1.976mg 40%
Calories 884kcal 337kcal 27%
Calcium 0mg 244mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.251mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.587mg 16%
Carbs 0g 35.89g 12%
Selenium 0µg 3.3µg 6%
Vitamin K 5.4µg 5%
Net carbs 0g 35.89g N/A
Sodium 0mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 1.212mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +4084.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11195.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3383.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/nutrients
  2. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.