Benecol vs. Sunflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between benecol and sunflower oil

Benecol has more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, sunflower oil has more fats, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Benecol's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 152% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Margarine-like spread, BENECOL Light Spread and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Benecol

Sunflower oil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Benecol

Sunflower oil

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+946.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+10.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~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			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	11.948g	36.4g	163%
Vitamin A	1370µg	0µg	152%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.976g		124%
Fats	38.71g	100g	94%
Monounsaturated fat	18.932g	46.2g	68%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	9.557g		56%
Vitamin K	56.5µg	5.4µg	43%
Saturated fat	4.77g	13g	37%
Sodium	670mg	0mg	29%
Calories	357kcal	884kcal	26%
Vitamin E	37.22mg	41.08mg	26%
Carbs	5.71g	0g	2%
Phosphorus	4mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	28g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.5	6.4	N/A
Net carbs	5.71g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	1mg	0mg	0%
Calcium	4mg	0mg	0%
Potassium	4mg	0mg	0%
Trans fat	2.214g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.037g		N/A