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

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Significant differences between peanut oil and corn oil

Peanut oil has more vitamin E and monounsaturated fat; however, corn oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
Peanut oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 20% more than corn oil.
Corn oil has 2 times less monounsaturated fat than peanut oil. Peanut oil has 46.2g of monounsaturated fat, while corn oil has 27.576g.
Corn oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, peanut, salad or cooking and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose 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.

Peanut oil

Corn 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.

Peanut oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+171.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~14.3mg

~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	32g	54.677g	151%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	27.576g	47%
Saturated fat	16.9g	12.948g	18%
Vitamin E	15.69mg	14.3mg	9%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	1.9µg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	6.4	N/A
Iron	0.03mg	0mg	0%
Zinc	0.01mg	0mg	0%
Choline	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%