Vegetable oil vs. Cottonseed oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between vegetable oil and cottonseed oil?
- Vegetable oil is higher in monounsaturated fat, yet cottonseed oil is higher in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
- Cottonseed oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 137% more.
- Vegetable oil has 3 times more monounsaturated fat than cottonseed oil. While vegetable oil has 48.033g of monounsaturated fat, cottonseed oil has only 17.8g.
- The amount of saturated fat in vegetable oil is lower.
We used Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking 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.
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 | +138.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +17.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin E | 14.78mg | 35.3mg | 137% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 33.033g | 51.9g | 126% |
Monounsaturated fat | 48.033g | 17.8g | 76% |
Saturated fat | 14.367g | 25.9g | 52% |
Vitamin K | 21µg | 24.7µg | 3% |
Iron | 0.13mg | 0mg | 2% |
Calories | 884kcal | 884kcal | 0% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Zinc | 0.02mg | 0mg | 0% |
Choline | 0.2mg | 0.2mg | 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
14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
33.033 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
25.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
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17.8 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
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51.9 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -44.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +169.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +57.1% |