Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
olive oil
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in olive oil and almond extract:
Olive oil is high in calories and almond extract has 94% less calories than olive oil - olive oil has 884 calories per 100 grams and almond extract has 56 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, olive oil is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to almond extract for protein. Olive oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Olive Oil | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 100% |
| Fat | 100% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Olive oil has less carbohydrates than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil has signficantly less sugar than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of sugar per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract and olive oil contain similar amounts of protein - almond extract has 0.03g of protein per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil is high in saturated fat and almond extract has less saturated fat than olive oil - olive oil has 13.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has more Vitamin E than almond extract - olive oil has 14.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil has more Vitamin K than almond extract - olive oil has 60.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Almond extract has more riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B6.
| Olive Oil | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.008 MG |
Olive oil and almond extract contain similar amounts of calcium - olive oil has 1mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond extract has 3mg of calcium.
Olive oil has 10 times more iron than almond extract - olive oil has 0.56mg of iron per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.05mg of iron.
Olive oil and almond extract contain similar amounts of potassium - olive oil has 1mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Olive Oil (Oil, olive, salad or cooking) and Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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5% | sodium | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||