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Vegetable oil vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between vegetable oil and arrowroot

  • Vegetable oil has less folate, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 85% more.
  • Vegetable oil has 368 times more saturated fat than arrowroot. Vegetable oil has 14.367g of saturated fat, while arrowroot has 0.039g.
  • Arrowroot has a higher glycemic index than vegetable oil.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Arrowroot, 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% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1607.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +3050%
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% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Arrowroot DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 0.092g 220%
Fats 100g 0.2g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 0.004g 120%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 99%
Folate 0µg 338µg 85%
Saturated fat 14.367g 0.039g 65%
Calories 884kcal 65kcal 41%
Iron 0.13mg 2.22mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.266mg 20%
Vitamin K 21µg 18%
Phosphorus 0mg 98mg 14%
Potassium 0mg 454mg 13%
Copper 0mg 0.121mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.143mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.693mg 11%
Protein 0g 4.24g 8%
Manganese 0mg 0.174mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.292mg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 25mg 6%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.63mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.059mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Carbs 0g 13.39g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.9mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 6mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Sodium 0mg 26mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 12.09g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 0.2mg 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
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more FatsFats +49900%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1200725%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35805.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.