Canola oil vs. Cod liver oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between canola oil and cod liver oil

Canola oil has more polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat, while cod liver oil has more vitamin A, vitamin D*, omega-3 (DHA), omega-3 (EPA) and omega-3 (DPA).
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 3333% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in canola oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, canola and Fish oil, cod liver.

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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.

Canola oil

Cod liver oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~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.

Canola oil

Cod liver oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~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.
Vitamin A	0µg	30000µg	3333%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	10000 IU	1250%
Vitamin D	0µg	250µg	1250%
Omega-3 (ALA)	9.137g		571%
Cholesterol	0mg	570mg	190%
Vitamin E	17.46mg		116%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	18.64g		110%
Saturated fat	7.365g	22.608g	69%
Vitamin K	71.3µg		59%
Monounsaturated fat	63.276g	46.711g	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	28.142g	22.541g	37%
Calories	884kcal	902kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	12	3.1	N/A
Trans fat	0.395g		N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	6.898g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	10.968g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.935g	N/A