Olive Oil vs. Yellow Corn

Nutrition comparison of Olive Oil and Cooked Yellow Corn


Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?

We compared the nutritional contents of olive oil versus cooked yellow corn (100g each) below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].

For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in olive oil and yellow corn:

  • Olive oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E.
  • Yellow corn has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
  • Yellow corn is a great source of dietary fiber and potassium.
Detailed nutritional comparison of olive oil and yellow corn is analyzed below. You can also visualize the nutritional comparison for a custom portion or serving size and see how the nutrition compares.

USDA sources for nutritional information: Olive Oil (Oil, olive, salad or cooking) and Yellow Corn (Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) . Have a correction or suggestions? Shoot us an email.


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Calories and Carbs

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Olive oil is high in calories and yellow corn has 89% less calories than olive oil - yellow corn has 96 calories per 100 grams and olive oil has 884 calories.

For macronutrient ratios, olive oil is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to yellow corn per calorie. Olive oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for yellow corn, 12:76:12 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.

Macro Ratios from Calories:

Olive Oil Yellow Corn
Protein ~ 12%
Carbohydrates ~ 76%
Fat 100% 12%
Alcohol ~ ~

carbohydrates

Olive oil has less carbohydrates than yellow corn - yellow corn has 21g of total carbs per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.

dietary fiber

Yellow corn is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than olive oil - yellow corn has 2.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.

sugar

Olive oil has less sugar than yellow corn - yellow corn has 4.5g of sugar per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.

Protein

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Yellow corn has more protein than olive oil - yellow corn has 3.4g of protein per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.

Fat

saturated fat

Olive oil is high in saturated fat and yellow corn has 99% less saturated fat than olive oil - yellow corn has 0.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and olive oil has 13.8g of saturated fat.

Vitamins

Vitamin C

Yellow corn has more Vitamin C than olive oil - yellow corn has 5.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.

Vitamin A

Yellow corn has more Vitamin A than olive oil - yellow corn has 13ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.

Vitamin E

Olive oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 158 times more Vitamin E than yellow corn - yellow corn has 0.09mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and olive oil has 14.4mg of Vitamin E.

Vitamin K

Olive oil has 149 times more Vitamin K than yellow corn - yellow corn has 0.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and olive oil has 60.2ug of Vitamin K.

The B Vitamins

Yellow corn has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.

Olive Oil Yellow Corn
Thiamin ~ 0.093 MG
Riboflavin ~ 0.057 MG
Niacin ~ 1.683 MG
Pantothenic acid ~ 0.792 MG
Vitamin B6 ~ 0.139 MG
Folate ~ 23 UG

Minerals

calcium

Yellow corn and olive oil contain similar amounts of calcium - yellow corn has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and olive oil has 1mg of calcium.

iron

Yellow corn and olive oil contain similar amounts of iron - yellow corn has 0.45mg of iron per 100 grams and olive oil has 0.56mg of iron.

potassium

Yellow corn is a great source of potassium and it has 217 times more potassium than olive oil - yellow corn has 218mg of potassium per 100 grams and olive oil has 1mg of potassium.

Omega-3 and Omega-6

omega 3s

For omega-3 fatty acids, olive oil has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than yellow corn per 100 grams.

Olive Oil Yellow Corn
alpha linoleic acid 0.761 G 0.018 G
Total 0.761 G 0.018 G

omega 6s

Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, olive oil has more linoleic acid than yellow corn per 100 grams.

Olive Oil Yellow Corn
other omega 6 0.414 G ~
linoleic acid 9.762 G 0.586 G
Total 10.176 G 0.586 G



Customize your serving size


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 Yellow Corn (Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) .

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FAQ

Does yellow corn or olive oil contain more calories in 100 grams?
Olive oil is high in calories and yellow corn has 90% less calories than olive oil - yellow corn has 96 calories in 100g and olive oil has 884 calories.

Does yellow corn or olive oil have more carbohydrates?
By weight, olive oil has fewer carbohydrates than yellow corn - yellow corn has 21g of carbs for 100g and olive oil has no carbs..