Walnut oil vs. Almond oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between walnut oil and almond oil?

Walnut oil is higher in vitamin K and polyunsaturated fat; however, almond oil is richer in vitamin E and monounsaturated fat.
Almond oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 259% more.
Almond oil contains 4 times less polyunsaturated fat than walnut oil. Walnut oil contains 63.3g of polyunsaturated fat, while almond oil contains 17.4g.
Almond oil has less saturated fat.

We used Oil, walnut and Oil, almond types in this article.

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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.

Walnut oil

Almond oil

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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.

Walnut oil

Almond oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+114.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+9700%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	63.3g	17.4g	306%
Vitamin E	0.4mg	39.2mg	259%
Monounsaturated fat	22.8g	69.9g	118%
Vitamin K	15µg	7µg	7%
Saturated fat	9.1g	8.2g	4%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	9.5	11	N/A
Choline	0.4mg	0.4mg	0%