Walnut oil vs. Soybean oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between walnut oil and soybean oil
- Walnut oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, soybean oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, and monounsaturated fat.
- Soybean oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 51% more.
- Walnut oil has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than soybean oil. Walnut oil has 63.3g of polyunsaturated fat, while soybean oil has 37.6g.
- Walnut oil is lower in saturated fat.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, walnut and Oil, soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated).
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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 CholineCholine | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1925% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +64.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Polyunsaturated fat | 63.3g | 37.6g | 171% |
Monounsaturated fat | 22.8g | 43g | 51% |
Vitamin E | 0.4mg | 8.1mg | 51% |
Saturated fat | 9.1g | 14.9g | 26% |
Vitamin K | 15µg | 24.7µg | 8% |
Calories | 884kcal | 884kcal | 0% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Choline | 0.4mg | 0.2mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
9.1 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
22.8 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
63.3 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
14.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
43 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
37.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -38.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +68.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +88.6% |