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

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What are the differences between peanut oil and vegetable oil?

Peanut oil is higher in vitamin E, yet vegetable oil is higher in vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Vegetable oil's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 17% more.

We used Oil, peanut, salad or cooking and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive types in this article.

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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

Vegetable oil

Contains more IronIron	+333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+100%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

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~equal in Potassium ~0mg

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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

Vegetable oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+2900%

~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

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.7µg	21µg	17%
Saturated fat	16.9g	14.367g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	32g	33.033g	7%
Vitamin E	15.69mg	14.78mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	48.033g	5%
Iron	0.03mg	0.13mg	1%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	5.6	N/A
Zinc	0.01mg	0.02mg	0%
Choline	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%