Canola oil vs. Wheat germ oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between canola oil and wheat germ oil

Canola oil has more vitamin K and monounsaturated fat; however, wheat germ oil is richer in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 880% more than canola oil.
Wheat germ oil has 4 times less monounsaturated fat than canola oil. Canola oil has 63.276g of monounsaturated fat, while wheat germ oil has 15.1g.
Canola oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, canola and Oil, wheat germ.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Canola oil

Wheat germ oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Canola oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+188.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+755.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+9900%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	17.46mg	149.4mg	880%
Polyunsaturated fat	28.142g	61.7g	224%
Monounsaturated fat	63.276g	15.1g	120%
Saturated fat	7.365g	18.8g	52%
Vitamin K	71.3µg	24.7µg	39%
Choline	0.2mg	20mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Trans fat	0.395g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	9.137g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	18.64g		N/A