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

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What are the main differences between sesame oil and corn oil?

Sesame oil is richer in vitamin K and monounsaturated fat, while corn oil is higher in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
Corn oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 86% higher.
Corn oil has 7 times less vitamin K than sesame oil. Sesame oil has 13.6µg of vitamin K, while corn oil has 1.9µg.
Corn oil is lower in saturated fat.

We used Oil, sesame, salad or cooking and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking types in this comparison.

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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.

Sesame 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.

Sesame oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+615.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+921.4%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Polyunsaturated fat	41.7g	54.677g	87%
Vitamin E	1.4mg	14.3mg	86%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Monounsaturated fat	39.7g	27.576g	30%
Vitamin K	13.6µg	1.9µg	10%
Saturated fat	14.2g	12.948g	6%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.7	6.4	N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%