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Vegetable oil vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between vegetable oil and candy bar

  • Vegetable oil has more vitamin E; however, candy bar has more vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and folate.
  • Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11769% more.
  • Vegetable oil has 4 times more vitamin E than candy bar. Vegetable oil has 14.78mg of vitamin E, while candy bar has 4.1mg.
  • Candy bar is lower in saturated fat.
  • Candy bar has a higher glycemic index than vegetable oil.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Candies, peanut bar.

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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 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +646.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +19600%
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 0% 0% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +260.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +14600%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Candy bar DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0mg 153mg 11769%
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 10.65g 149%
Fats 100g 33.7g 102%
Copper 0mg 0.774mg 86%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 16.721g 78%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 4.1mg 71%
Manganese 0mg 1.243mg 54%
Vitamin B3 0mg 7.922mg 50%
Saturated fat 14.367g 4.678g 44%
Phosphorus 0mg 308mg 44%
Zinc 0.02mg 3.94mg 36%
Protein 0g 15.5g 31%
Magnesium 0mg 110mg 26%
Folate 0µg 75µg 19%
Calories 884kcal 522kcal 18%
Vitamin K 21µg 0µg 18%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.83mg 17%
Carbs 0g 47.4g 16%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Potassium 0mg 407mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.14mg 11%
Iron 0.13mg 0.97mg 11%
Selenium 0µg 4.7µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.1mg 8%
Calcium 0mg 78mg 8%
Sodium 0mg 156mg 7%
Choline 0.2mg 29.4mg 5%
Net carbs 0g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 0g 42.22g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 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
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +196.7%
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
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +187.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.4%

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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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.