Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almond milk
versus
vegetable oil
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almond milk and vegetable oil:
Vegetable oil is high in calories and almond milk has 98% less calories than vegetable oil - vegetable oil has 862 calories per 100 grams and almond milk has 15 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, almond milk is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to vegetable oil per calorie. Almond milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:33:57 and for vegetable oil, 0:0:100 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Almond Milk | Vegetable Oil | |
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Protein | 10% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 33% | ~ |
Fat | 57% | 100% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both almond milk and vegetable oil are low in carbohydrates - almond milk has 1.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and vegetable oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has more dietary fiber than vegetable oil - almond milk has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and vegetable oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk and vegetable oil contain similar amounts of sugar - almond milk has 0.81g of sugar per 100 grams and vegetable oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk and vegetable oil contain similar amounts of protein - almond milk has 0.4g of protein per 100 grams and vegetable oil does not contain significant amounts.
Vegetable oil is high in saturated fat and almond milk has 99% less saturated fat than vegetable oil - vegetable oil has 8.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond milk has 0.08g of saturated fat.
Almond milk has more Vitamin D than vegetable oil - almond milk has 41iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and vegetable oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has 66% more Vitamin E than vegetable oil - vegetable oil has 3.8mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond milk has 6.3mg of Vitamin E.
Vegetable oil has more Vitamin K than almond milk - vegetable oil has 24.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond milk does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has more riboflavin and niacin.
Almond Milk | Vegetable Oil | |
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Riboflavin | 0.01 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 0.07 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 0.01 MG | ~ |
Folate | 1 UG | ~ |
Almond milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than vegetable oil - almond milk has 184mg of calcium per 100 grams and vegetable oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has more iron than vegetable oil - almond milk has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and vegetable oil does not contain significant amounts.
Almond milk has more potassium than vegetable oil - almond milk has 67mg of potassium per 100 grams and vegetable oil does not contain significant amounts.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, vegetable oil has more linoleic acid than almond milk per 100 grams.
Almond Milk | Vegetable Oil | |
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other omega 6 | 0.001 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.252 G | 1.6 G |
Total | 0.253 G | 1.6 G |
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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Almond Milk or Vegetable Oil .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Almond Milk (Beverages, almond milk, unsweetened, shelf stable) and Vegetable Oil (Vegetable oil, palm kernel) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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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 | |||
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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% | 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 | |||