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Italian dressing vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between italian dressing and canola oil

  • Italian dressing has more omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid), while canola oil has more fats, vitamin E, vitamin K, omega-6 (Linoleic acid) and monounsaturated fat.
  • Canola oil covers your daily need for fats 144% more than italian dressing.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, reduced fat and Oil, canola.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 4.5% 7.9% 9.4% 6.3% 1.6% 5.1% 116% 3.8% 8.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0.33% 86% 3% 1.8% 1.8% 0% 13% 0% 31% 2.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 349% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 178% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +307.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +470.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Italian dressing Canola oil DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.441g 9.137g 544%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.236g 28.142g 166%
Monounsaturated fat 1.725g 63.276g 154%
Fats 6.68g 100g 144%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 2.758g 18.64g 93%
Vitamin E 4.28mg 17.46mg 88%
Vitamin K 12.5µg 71.3µg 49%
Calories 102kcal 884kcal 39%
Sodium 891mg 0mg 39%
Saturated fat 0.833g 7.365g 30%
Fructose 5.05g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.055mg 0mg 4%
Carbs 9.99g 0g 3%
Potassium 90mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.25mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 0µg 3%
Calcium 15mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.019mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 12mg 0mg 2%
Protein 0.39g 0g 1%
Magnesium 4mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.06mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.029mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.008mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.094mg 0mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 0.2mg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 98g 11g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 6 12 N/A
Net carbs 9.99g 0g N/A
Sugar 9.16g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.017g 0.395g N/A
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.012mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.018mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.017g 0g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 10% 80% 3%
Protein: 0.39 g
Fats: 6.68 g
Carbs: 9.99 g
Water: 80.11 g
Other: 2.83 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +1397%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 30% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.833 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.725 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.236 g
7% 64% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 63.276 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3568.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +769.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Italian dressing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171405/nutrients
  2. Canola oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172336/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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