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

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Significant differences between canola oil and walnut oil

Canola oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, and monounsaturated fat; however, walnut oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
Canola oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 114% more than walnut oil.
Walnut oil has 5 times less vitamin K than canola oil. Canola oil has 71.3µg of vitamin K, while walnut oil has 15µg.
Canola oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, canola and Oil, walnut.

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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

Walnut oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

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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

Walnut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+4265%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+375.3%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	9.137g		571%
Polyunsaturated fat	28.142g	63.3g	234%
Vitamin E	17.46mg	0.4mg	114%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	18.64g		110%
Monounsaturated fat	63.276g	22.8g	101%
Vitamin K	71.3µg	15µg	47%
Saturated fat	7.365g	9.1g	8%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	12	9.5	N/A
Trans fat	0.395g		N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.4mg	0%