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Vegetable vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and vegetable oil different?

  • Vegetable is higher in vitamin A, fiber, manganese, vitamin B2, copper, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B1; however, vegetable oil is richer in vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for vegetable oil is 96% higher.
  • Vegetable has less saturated fat.
  • Vegetable oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than vegetable (66).

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive are the varieties used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +530.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +2350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +11950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3789.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 33.033g 220%
Fats 0.15g 100g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 48.033g 120%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 14.78mg 96%
Saturated fat 0.031g 14.367g 65%
Calories 65kcal 884kcal 41%
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Fiber 4.4g 0g 18%
Manganese 0.379mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Iron 0.82mg 0.13mg 9%
Copper 0.083mg 0mg 9%
Phosphorus 51mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0mg 6%
Protein 2.86g 0g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0mg 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Potassium 169mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 13.09g 0g 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.02mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 0.2mg 4%
Calcium 25mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 35mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 21µg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +66566.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +480230%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45779.2%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.