Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
olive oil
versus
red wine vinegar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in olive oil and red wine vinegar:
Olive oil is high in calories and red wine vinegar has 98% less calories than olive oil - olive oil has 884 calories per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 19 calories.
| Olive Oil | Red Wine Vinegar | |
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| Protein | ~ | ~ |
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| Fat | 100% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both red wine vinegar and olive oil are low in carbohydrates - red wine vinegar has 0.27g of total carbs per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Red wine vinegar and olive oil contain similar amounts of protein - red wine vinegar has 0.04g of protein per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil is high in saturated fat and red wine vinegar has less saturated fat than olive oil - olive oil has 13.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Red wine vinegar and olive oil contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - red wine vinegar has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has more Vitamin E than red wine vinegar - olive oil has 14.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil has more Vitamin K than red wine vinegar - olive oil has 60.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and red wine vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of calcium - olive oil has 1mg of calcium per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 6mg of calcium.
Olive oil and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of iron - olive oil has 0.56mg of iron per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 0.45mg of iron.
Olive oil and red wine vinegar contain similar amounts of potassium - olive oil has 1mg of potassium per 100 grams and red wine vinegar has 39mg of potassium.
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 Red Wine Vinegar (Vinegar, red wine) .
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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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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% | 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% | 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 | |||