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

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What are the main differences between vegetable oil and safflower oil?

  • Vegetable oil is richer in vitamin K and polyunsaturated fat, yet safflower oil is richer in vitamin E and monounsaturated fat.
  • Safflower oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 129% higher.
  • Vegetable oil has 3 times more vitamin K than safflower oil. Vegetable oil has 21µg of vitamin K, while safflower oil has 7.1µg.
  • Safflower oil contains less saturated fat.

We used Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Oil, safflower, salad or cooking, high oleic (primary safflower oil of commerce) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
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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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 682% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +195.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +130.7%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Safflower oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 12.82g 135%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 34.1mg 129%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 12.724g 75%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 75.221g 68%
Saturated fat 14.367g 7.541g 31%
Vitamin K 21µg 7.1µg 12%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.096g 6%
Iron 0.13mg 0mg 2%
Calories 884kcal 884kcal 0%
Weight per 100 calories 11g 11g N/A
Fats 100g 100g 0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.6 12 N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 0.096g N/A
Choline 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
8% 79% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.541 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 75.221 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.82 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +157.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/nutrients
  2. Safflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171027/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.