Spread vs. Olive oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
Compare
How are spread and olive oil different?
- Olive oil is higher than spread in fats, vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Olive oil covers your daily need for fats 128% more than spread.
- Spread contains 378 times more sodium than olive oil. Spread contains 755mg of sodium, while olive oil contains 2mg.
Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and Oil, olive, salad or cooking types were used in this article.
Infographic
Infographic link
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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1100% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
| Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +744.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +389.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient | ![]() |
![]() |
DV% diff. |
| Monounsaturated fat | 7.6g | 72.961g | 163% |
| Fats | 17.1g | 100g | 128% |
| Vitamin E | 1.7mg | 14.35mg | 84% |
| Saturated fat | 2.22g | 13.808g | 53% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.98g | 10.523g | 44% |
| Vitamin K | 12.3µg | 60.2µg | 40% |
| Calories | 158kcal | 884kcal | 36% |
| Sodium | 755mg | 2mg | 33% |
| Iron | 0.56mg | 7% | |
| Weight per 100 calories | 63g | 11g | N/A |
| Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio | 5.2 | 6 | N/A |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% | |
| Potassium | 12mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 2.45g | N/A | |
| Choline | 0.3mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +484.8% |
~equal in
Protein
~0g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -83.9% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +860% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +164.4% |




