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Vegetable oil vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between vegetable oil and table salt

  • Table salt has less vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% more.
  • Table salt is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Salt, table.

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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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +153.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~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 Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 0mg 38758mg 1685%
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 0g 220%
Fats 100g 0g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 0g 120%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 0mg 99%
Saturated fat 14.367g 0g 65%
Calories 884kcal 0kcal 44%
Vitamin K 21µg 0µg 18%
Manganese 0mg 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.13mg 0.33mg 3%
Copper 0mg 0.03mg 3%
Calcium 0mg 24mg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.1mg 1%
Magnesium 0mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 0.2mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.