Olive oil vs. Italian dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between olive oil and italian dressing

Italian dressing contains less fats, vitamin E, vitamin K, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than olive oil.
Daily need coverage for fats for olive oil is 144% higher.
Italian dressing has 42 times less monounsaturated fat than olive oil. Olive oil has 72.961g of monounsaturated fat, while italian dressing has 1.725g.
Italian dressing is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Oil, olive, salad or cooking and Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, reduced fat.

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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.

Olive oil

Italian dressing

Contains more IronIron	+124%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+8900%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Olive oil

Italian dressing

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+235.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+381.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	72.961g	1.725g	178%
Fats	100g	6.68g	144%
Vitamin E	14.35mg	4.28mg	67%
Saturated fat	13.808g	0.833g	59%
Polyunsaturated fat	10.523g	3.236g	49%
Vitamin K	60.2µg	12.5µg	40%
Calories	884kcal	102kcal	39%
Sodium	2mg	891mg	39%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.441g	28%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.758g	16%
Fructose		5.05g	6%
Iron	0.56mg	0.25mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.055mg	4%
Carbs	0g	9.99g	3%
Potassium	1mg	90mg	3%
Selenium	0µg	1.6µg	3%
Copper	0mg	0.019mg	2%
Phosphorus	0mg	12mg	2%
Protein	0g	0.39g	1%
Magnesium	0mg	4mg	1%
Calcium	1mg	15mg	1%
Zinc	0mg	0.06mg	1%
Manganese	0mg	0.029mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.012mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.008mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.094mg	1%
Folate	0µg	3µg	1%
Choline	0.3mg	3.3mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6	6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	9.99g	N/A
Sugar	0g	9.16g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.017g	N/A
Tryptophan	0mg	0.006mg	0%
Threonine	0mg	0.012mg	0%
Isoleucine	0mg	0.016mg	0%
Leucine	0mg	0.024mg	0%
Lysine	0mg	0.018mg	0%
Methionine	0mg	0.008mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0mg	0.013mg	0%
Valine	0mg	0.017mg	0%
Histidine	0mg	0.008mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A