Corn oil vs. Cottonseed oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between corn oil and cottonseed oil

Corn oil has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat; however, cottonseed oil is richer in vitamin E and vitamin K.
Cottonseed oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 140% more than corn oil.
Cottonseed oil has 2 times less monounsaturated fat than corn oil. Corn oil has 27.576g of monounsaturated fat, while cottonseed oil has 17.8g.
Corn oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking and Oil, cottonseed, 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.

Corn oil

Cottonseed 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.

Corn oil

Cottonseed oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+146.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1200%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	53.23g		313%
Vitamin E	14.3mg	35.3mg	140%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.161g		73%
Saturated fat	12.948g	25.9g	59%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	17.8g	24%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	24.7µg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	54.677g	51.9g	19%
Calories	900kcal	884kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	2.7	N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%