Corn oil vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between corn oil and lard

Corn oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat; however, lard is richer in vitamin D*, choline, and monounsaturated fat.
Lard covers your daily saturated fat needs 131% more than corn oil.
Lard has 24 times less vitamin E than corn oil. Corn oil has 14.3mg of vitamin E, while lard has 0.6mg.
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 Lard.

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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

Lard

Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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

Lard

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2283.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~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.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	53.23g		313%
Polyunsaturated fat	54.677g	11.2g	290%
Saturated fat	12.948g	39.2g	119%
Vitamin E	14.3mg	0.6mg	91%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.161g		73%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	45.1g	44%
Cholesterol	0mg	95mg	32%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	102 IU	13%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.5µg	13%
Choline	0.2mg	49.7mg	9%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	0µg	2%
Zinc	0mg	0.11mg	1%
Calories	900kcal	902kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	1.4	N/A
Selenium	0µg	0.2µg	0%