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

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Differences between salmon oil and corn oil

Salmon oil has more monounsaturated fat, omega-3 (DHA), omega-3 (EPA) and omega-3 (DPA), while corn oil has more polyunsaturated fat.
Salmon oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 162% higher.
The amount of cholesterol in corn oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish oil, salmon 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.

Salmon oil

Corn oil

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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.

Salmon oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Cholesterol	485mg	0mg	162%
Polyunsaturated fat	40.324g	54.677g	96%
Vitamin E		14.3mg	95%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Saturated fat	19.872g	12.948g	31%
Monounsaturated fat	29.037g	27.576g	4%
Vitamin K		1.9µg	2%
Calories	902kcal	900kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	6.4	N/A
Choline		0.2mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	13.023g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	18.232g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	2.991g	0g	N/A