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

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Important differences between soybean oil and corn oil

Soybean oil has more vitamin K and monounsaturated fat; however, corn oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
Corn oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 41% more.
Soybean oil has 13 times more vitamin K than corn oil. Soybean oil has 24.7µg of vitamin K, while corn oil has 1.9µg.
Corn oil is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated) 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.

Soybean oil

Corn oil

~equal in Magnesium ~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.

Soybean oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+1200%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+76.5%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Polyunsaturated fat	37.6g	54.677g	114%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Vitamin E	8.1mg	14.3mg	41%
Monounsaturated fat	43g	27.576g	39%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	1.9µg	19%
Saturated fat	14.9g	12.948g	9%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	6.4	N/A
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%