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

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Summary of differences between peanut oil and safflower oil

Peanut oil has more polyunsaturated fat, while safflower oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, and monounsaturated fat.
Safflower oil covers your daily need for vitamin E 123% more than peanut oil.
Peanut oil contains 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than safflower oil. While peanut oil contains 32g of polyunsaturated fat, safflower oil contains only 12.82g.
The amount of saturated fat in safflower oil is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, peanut, salad or cooking and Oil, safflower, salad or cooking, high oleic (primary safflower oil of commerce).

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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

Safflower 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.

Peanut oil

Safflower oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+117.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+914.3%

~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	32g	12.82g	128%
Vitamin E	15.69mg	34.1mg	123%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		12.724g	75%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	75.221g	73%
Saturated fat	16.9g	7.541g	43%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.096g	6%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	7.1µg	5%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	12	N/A
Iron	0.03mg	0mg	0%
Zinc	0.01mg	0mg	0%
Trans fat		0.096g	N/A
Choline	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%