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

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Summary of differences between corn oil and vegetable oil

Corn oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, vegetable oil is higher in vitamin K and monounsaturated fat.
Vegetable oil covers your daily need for vitamin K 16% more than corn oil.
Corn oil has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than vegetable oil. While corn oil has 54.677g of polyunsaturated fat, vegetable oil has only 33.033g.
Corn oil has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive.

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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

Vegetable oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~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

Vegetable oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+1005.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~14.78mg

~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	33.033g	144%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.161g		73%
Monounsaturated fat	27.576g	48.033g	51%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	21µg	16%
Saturated fat	12.948g	14.367g	6%
Vitamin E	14.3mg	14.78mg	3%
Iron	0mg	0.13mg	2%
Calories	900kcal	884kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	5.6	N/A
Zinc	0mg	0.02mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%