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

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What are the main differences between soybean oil and cottonseed oil?

Soybean oil is richer in monounsaturated fat, yet cottonseed oil is richer in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
Cottonseed oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 181% higher.
Soybean oil has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than cottonseed oil. Soybean oil has 43g of monounsaturated fat, while cottonseed oil has 17.8g.
Soybean oil contains less saturated fat.

We used Oil, soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated) and Oil, cottonseed, 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.

Soybean oil

Cottonseed oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~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.

Soybean oil

Cottonseed oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+335.8%

~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 Vitamin K ~24.7µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	8.1mg	35.3mg	181%
Polyunsaturated fat	37.6g	51.9g	95%
Monounsaturated fat	43g	17.8g	63%
Saturated fat	14.9g	25.9g	50%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	2.7	N/A
Vitamin K	24.7µg	24.7µg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%