Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soybean oil
versus
almonds
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soybean oil and almonds:
Both almonds and soybean oil are high in calories. Soybean oil has 53% more calories than almond - almond has 579 calories per 100 grams and soybean oil has 884 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, soybean oil is lighter in protein, lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to almonds per calorie. Soybean oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for almonds, 14:14:73 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Soybean Oil | Almonds | |
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Protein | ~ | 14% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 14% |
Fat | 100% | 73% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Soybean oil has signficantly less carbohydrates than almond - almond has 21.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and soybean oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than soybean oil - almond has 12.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soybean oil does not contain significant amounts.
Soybean oil has less sugar than almond - almond has 4.4g of sugar per 100 grams and soybean oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than soybean oil - almond has 21.2g of protein per 100 grams and soybean oil does not contain significant amounts.
Soybean oil is high in saturated fat and almond has 75% less saturated fat than soybean oil - almond has 3.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soybean oil has 15.3g of saturated fat.
Both almonds and soybean oil are low in trans fat - almond has 0.02g of trans fat per 100 grams and soybean oil has 0.68g of trans fat.
Almonds and soybean oil contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - almond has 0.6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and soybean oil does not contain significant amounts.
Both almonds and soybean oil are high in Vitamin E. Almond has 213% more Vitamin E than soybean oil - almond has 25.6mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soybean oil has 8.2mg of Vitamin E.
Soybean oil is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than almond - soybean oil has 183.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond does not contain significant amounts.
Almond has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Soybean Oil | Almonds | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.205 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 1.138 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 3.618 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.471 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.137 MG |
Folate | ~ | 44 UG |
Almond is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than soybean oil - almond has 269mg of calcium per 100 grams and soybean oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond is an excellent source of iron and it has 184 times more iron than soybean oil - almond has 3.7mg of iron per 100 grams and soybean oil has 0.02mg of iron.
Almond is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than soybean oil - almond has 733mg of potassium per 100 grams and soybean oil does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, soybean oil has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than almond per 100 grams.
Soybean Oil | Almonds | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 7.034 G | 0.003 G |
Total | 7.034 G | 0.003 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, soybean oil has more linoleic acid than almond per 100 grams.
Soybean Oil | Almonds | |
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other omega 6 | ~ | 0.002 G |
linoleic acid | 50.299 G | 12.324 G |
Total | 50.299 G | 12.326 G |
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: Soybean Oil (Oil, vegetable, soybean, refined) and Almonds (Nuts, almonds) .
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||