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Canola oil
Canola oil2
VS
Vegetable shortening
Vegetable shortening2

Dead heat · 4 categories decided · 6 ties

Canola oil: 100 g · Vegetable shortening: 100 g.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 2 of 4 match-ups.

Pick Canola oil for less saturated fat and less sodium.

Pick Vegetable shortening for more calcium and more iron.

Evenly matched on protein, fiber, sugar, potassium, magnesium and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    884 kcal
    884 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    100 g
    99.97 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN7.37 g
    24.98 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0 mg
    4 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    0 mg
    1 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0 mg
    0.07 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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