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

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Significant differences between peanut oil and walnut oil

Peanut oil has more vitamin E and monounsaturated fat; however, walnut oil is richer in vitamin K and polyunsaturated fat.
Peanut oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 102% more than walnut oil.
Walnut oil has 2 times less monounsaturated fat than peanut oil. Peanut oil has 46.2g of monounsaturated fat, while walnut oil has 22.8g.
Walnut oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, peanut, salad or cooking and Oil, walnut.

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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

Walnut 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

Walnut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+3822.5%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+2042.9%

~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	63.3g	209%
Vitamin E	15.69mg	0.4mg	102%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	22.8g	59%
Saturated fat	16.9g	9.1g	35%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	15µg	12%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	9.5	N/A
Iron	0.03mg	0mg	0%
Zinc	0.01mg	0mg	0%
Choline	0.1mg	0.4mg	0%