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

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Summary of differences between vegetable oil and corn oil

  • Vegetable oil has more vitamin K and monounsaturated fat; however, corn oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
  • Vegetable oil covers your daily need for vitamin K, 16% more than corn oil.
  • Vegetable oil has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than corn oil. While vegetable oil has 48.033g of monounsaturated fat, corn oil has only 27.576g.
  • Corn oil has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking.

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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Calcium ~0mg
~equal in Potassium ~0mg
~equal in Copper ~0mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg
~equal in Sodium ~0mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 286% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1005.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~14.3mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Corn oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 54.677g 144%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 27.576g 51%
Vitamin K 21µg 1.9µg 16%
Saturated fat 14.367g 12.948g 6%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 14.3mg 3%
Iron 0.13mg 0mg 2%
Calories 884kcal 900kcal 1%
Weight per 100 calories 11g 11g N/A
Fats 100g 100g 0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.6 6.4 N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Choline 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 1.161g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 53.23g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
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Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Fats ~100g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~0g
~equal in Other ~0g

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
14% 29% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 27.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 54.677 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~12.948g

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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. Corn oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171029/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.