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

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Differences between corn oil and salmon oil

Corn oil has more polyunsaturated fat, while salmon oil has more omega-3 (DPA), monounsaturated fat, omega-3 (DHA) and omega-3 (EPA).
Salmon oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 162% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in corn oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking and Fish oil, salmon.

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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

Salmon oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~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.

Corn oil

Salmon oil

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~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%
Cholesterol	0mg	485mg	162%
Polyunsaturated fat	54.677g	40.324g	96%
Vitamin E	14.3mg		95%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.161g		73%
Saturated fat	12.948g	19.872g	31%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	29.037g	4%
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	3.5	N/A
Choline	0.2mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	13.023g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	18.232g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	2.991g	N/A