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

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Important differences between corn oil and fish oil

Corn oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, fish oil has more vitamin D*, omega-3 (EPA), omega-3 (DPA), monounsaturated fat, and omega-3 (DHA).
Fish oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 237% more.
Corn oil has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than fish oil. Corn oil has 54.677g of polyunsaturated fat, while fish oil has 31.867g.
Corn oil is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking and Fish oil, sardine.

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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

Fish 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

Fish oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	53.23g		313%
Cholesterol	0mg	710mg	237%
Polyunsaturated fat	54.677g	31.867g	152%
Vitamin E	14.3mg		95%
Saturated fat	12.948g	29.892g	77%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.161g		73%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	332 IU	42%
Vitamin D	0µg	8.3µg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	33.841g	16%
Vitamin K	1.9µg		2%
Calories	900kcal	902kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	2.2	N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	10.137g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	10.656g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	1.973g	N/A