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, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated 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.
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 | +∞% |
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 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
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 | +∞% |
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