Sunflower oil vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sunflower oil and table salt

Table salt has less vitamin E, fats, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% more.
Table salt is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) and Salt, table.

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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.

Sunflower oil

Table salt

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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.

Sunflower oil

Table salt

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

~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 Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	0mg	38758mg	1685%
Vitamin E	41.08mg	0mg	274%
Polyunsaturated fat	36.4g	0g	243%
Fats	100g	0g	154%
Monounsaturated fat	46.2g	0g	116%
Saturated fat	13g	0g	59%
Calories	884kcal	0kcal	44%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	0µg	5%
Iron	0mg	0.33mg	4%
Manganese	0mg	0.1mg	4%
Copper	0mg	0.03mg	3%
Calcium	0mg	24mg	2%
Zinc	0mg	0.1mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g		N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4		N/A
Magnesium	0mg	1mg	0%
Potassium	0mg	8mg	0%
Selenium	0µg	0.1µg	0%