Olive oil vs. Peanut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between olive oil and peanut oil

Olive oil has more vitamin K, iron, and monounsaturated fat; however, peanut oil is higher in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
Olive oil covers your daily vitamin K needs 50% more than peanut oil.
Peanut oil contains 19 times less iron than olive oil. Olive oil contains 0.56mg of iron, while peanut oil contains 0.03mg.
Olive oil has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, olive, salad or cooking and Oil, peanut, salad or cooking.

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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

Peanut oil

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+1766.7%

Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~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.

Olive oil

Peanut oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+8500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~15.69mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~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	10.523g	32g	143%
Monounsaturated fat	72.961g	46.2g	67%
Vitamin K	60.2µg	0.7µg	50%
Saturated fat	13.808g	16.9g	14%
Vitamin E	14.35mg	15.69mg	9%
Iron	0.56mg	0.03mg	7%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6	4.6	N/A
Calcium	1mg	0mg	0%
Potassium	1mg	0mg	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.01mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	0mg	0%
Choline	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%