Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
canola oil
versus
peas
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in canola oil and peas:
Canola oil is high in calories and pea has 91% less calories than canola oil - pea has 81 calories per 100 grams and canola oil has 884 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, canola oil is much lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to peas per calorie. Canola oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for peas, 26:70:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Canola Oil | Peas | |
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Protein | ~ | 26% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 70% |
Fat | 100% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Canola oil has less carbohydrates than pea - pea has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Pea is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than canola oil - pea has 5.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Canola oil has less sugar than pea - pea has 5.7g of sugar per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has more protein than canola oil - pea has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Canola oil is high in saturated fat and pea has 99% less saturated fat than canola oil - pea has 0.07g of saturated fat per 100 grams and canola oil has 6.5g of saturated fat.
Both canola oil and peas are low in trans fat - canola oil has 0.77g of trans fat per 100 grams and pea does not contain significant amounts.
Pea is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than canola oil - pea has 40mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has more Vitamin A than canola oil - pea has 38ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Canola oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 166 times more Vitamin E than pea - pea has 0.13mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and canola oil has 21.8mg of Vitamin E.
Pea has more Vitamin K than canola oil - pea has 24.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Canola Oil | Peas | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.266 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.132 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 2.09 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.104 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.169 MG |
Folate | ~ | 65 UG |
Pea has more calcium than canola oil - pea has 25mg of calcium per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has signficantly more iron than canola oil - pea has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
Pea is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than canola oil - pea has 244mg of potassium per 100 grams and canola oil does not contain significant amounts.
For omega-3 fatty acids, canola oil has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than pea per 100 grams.
Canola Oil | Peas | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 2.597 G | 0.035 G |
Total | 2.597 G | 0.035 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, canola oil has more linoleic acid than pea per 100 grams.
Canola Oil | Peas | |
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other omega 6 | 0.674 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 14.501 G | 0.152 G |
Total | 15.175 G | 0.152 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).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Canola Oil (Oil, vegetable, Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)) and Peas (Peas, green, raw) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||