Cocoa butter vs. Wheat germ oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are cocoa butter and wheat germ oil different?
- Cocoa butter is higher in monounsaturated fat; however, wheat germ oil is richer in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin E for wheat germ oil is 984% higher.
- Cocoa butter contains 3 times more saturated fat than wheat germ oil. While cocoa butter contains 59.7g of saturated fat, wheat germ oil contains only 18.8g.
Oil, cocoa butter and Oil, wheat germ are the varieties used in this article.
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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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +8200% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +6566.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin E | 1.8mg | 149.4mg | 984% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3g | 61.7g | 391% |
Saturated fat | 59.7g | 18.8g | 186% |
Monounsaturated fat | 32.9g | 15.1g | 45% |
Choline | 0.3mg | 20mg | 4% |
Calories | 884kcal | 884kcal | 0% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Vitamin K | 24.7µg | 24.7µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
59.7 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
32.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
3 g
Saturated fat:
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18.8 g
Monounsaturated fat:
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15.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
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61.7 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +117.9% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -68.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1956.7% |