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

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The main differences between cottonseed oil and peanut oil

Cottonseed oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat; however, peanut oil has more monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin E for cottonseed oil is 131% higher.
Peanut oil has 35 times less vitamin K than cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil has 24.7µg of vitamin K, while peanut oil has 0.7µg.
Peanut oil is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Oil, cottonseed, salad or cooking and Oil, peanut, 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.

Cottonseed oil

Peanut 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 ~mg

~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.

Cottonseed oil

Peanut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3428.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~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.
Polyunsaturated fat	51.9g	32g	133%
Vitamin E	35.3mg	15.69mg	131%
Monounsaturated fat	17.8g	46.2g	71%
Saturated fat	25.9g	16.9g	41%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	0.7µg	20%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	4.6	N/A
Iron	0mg	0.03mg	0%
Zinc	0mg	0.01mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%