Canola oil vs. Salmon oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between canola oil and salmon oil

Canola oil has more monounsaturated fat; however, salmon oil is higher in omega-3 (DPA), omega-3 (DHA), polyunsaturated fat, and omega-3 (EPA).
Salmon oil covers your daily cholesterol needs 162% more than canola oil.
Salmon oil contains 2 times less monounsaturated fat than canola oil. Canola oil contains 63.276g of monounsaturated fat, while salmon oil contains 29.037g.
Canola oil has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, canola and Fish oil, salmon.

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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

Salmon oil

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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

Salmon oil

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Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	9.137g		571%
Cholesterol	0mg	485mg	162%
Vitamin E	17.46mg		116%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	18.64g		110%
Monounsaturated fat	63.276g	29.037g	86%
Polyunsaturated fat	28.142g	40.324g	81%
Vitamin K	71.3µg		59%
Saturated fat	7.365g	19.872g	57%
Calories	884kcal	902kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	12	3.5	N/A
Trans fat	0.395g		N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	13.023g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	18.232g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	2.991g	N/A