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

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Summary of differences between vegetable oil and corn oil

Vegetable oil has more vitamin K and monounsaturated fat; however, corn oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
Vegetable oil covers your daily need for vitamin K 16% more than corn oil.
Vegetable oil has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than corn oil. While vegetable oil has 48.033g of monounsaturated fat, corn oil has only 27.576g.
Corn oil has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, corn, peanut, and olive 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.

Vegetable oil

Corn oil

Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~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.

Vegetable oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+1005.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~14.3mg

~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.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Polyunsaturated fat	33.033g	54.677g	144%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Monounsaturated fat	48.033g	27.576g	51%
Vitamin K	21µg	1.9µg	16%
Saturated fat	14.367g	12.948g	6%
Vitamin E	14.78mg	14.3mg	3%
Iron	0.13mg	0mg	2%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.6	6.4	N/A
Zinc	0.02mg	0mg	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.2mg	0%