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Vegetable oil vs. French dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between vegetable oil and french dressing

  • Vegetable oil has more vitamin E; however, french dressing is higher in copper, vitamin A, iron, fiber, and vitamin C.
  • Vegetable oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 92% more than french dressing.
  • French dressing contains 17 times less saturated fat than vegetable oil. Vegetable oil contains 14.367g of saturated fat, while french dressing contains 0.842g.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat.

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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 5.7% 3.3% 9.4% 27% 53% 5.5% 6.9% 109% 14% 8.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +461.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
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 16% 9% 20% 0% 6% 12% 8.8% 0% 13% 0% 45% 1.5% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1378%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil French dressing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 3.852g 195%
Fats 100g 11.52g 136%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 4.518g 109%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 1mg 92%
Saturated fat 14.367g 0.842g 61%
Sodium 0mg 838mg 36%
Calories 884kcal 222kcal 33%
Copper 0mg 0.16mg 18%
Carbs 0g 31.22g 10%
Iron 0.13mg 0.73mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Manganese 0mg 0.11mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.055mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.052mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.467mg 3%
Vitamin K 21µg 17.8µg 3%
Selenium 0µg 1.6µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 27µg 3%
Potassium 0mg 107mg 3%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.2mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 8mg 2%
Phosphorus 0mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.024mg 2%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Choline 0.2mg 4mg 1%
Calcium 0mg 11mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.58g 1%
Net carbs 0g 29.72g N/A
Sugar 0g 16.86g N/A
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.014mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.01mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 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
12% 31% 54% 2%
Protein: 0.58 g
Fats: 11.52 g
Carbs: 31.22 g
Water: 54.28 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +768.1%
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
9% 49% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.842 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.518 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.852 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +963.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +757.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%

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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. French dressing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171404/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.