Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
olive oil
versus
balsamic vinegar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in olive oil and balsamic vinegar:
Olive oil is high in calories and balsamic vinegar has 90% less calories than olive oil - olive oil has 884 calories per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 88 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, olive oil is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to balsamic vinegar for protein. Olive oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for balsamic vinegar, 3:97:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Olive Oil | Balsamic Vinegar | |
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Protein | ~ | 3% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 97% |
Fat | 100% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Olive oil has less carbohydrates than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 17g of total carbs per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil has signficantly less sugar than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 15g of sugar per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Balsamic vinegar has more protein than olive oil - balsamic vinegar has 0.49g of protein per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil is high in saturated fat and balsamic vinegar has less saturated fat than olive oil - olive oil has 13.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has more Vitamin E than balsamic vinegar - olive oil has 14.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil has more Vitamin K than balsamic vinegar - olive oil has 60.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Balsamic vinegar has 26 times more calcium than olive oil - olive oil has 1mg of calcium per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 27mg of calcium.
Olive oil and balsamic vinegar contain similar amounts of iron - olive oil has 0.56mg of iron per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 0.72mg of iron.
Balsamic vinegar has 111 times more potassium than olive oil - olive oil has 1mg of potassium per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar has 112mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Olive Oil (Oil, olive, salad or cooking) and Balsamic Vinegar (Vinegar, balsamic) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 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% | 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% | 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% | 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 | |||