Cod liver oil vs. Wheat germ oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cod liver oil and wheat germ oil?

Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A, vitamin D, and monounsaturated fat; however, wheat germ oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 2000% more.
Wheat germ oil has less cholesterol.

We used Fish oil, cod liver and Oil, wheat germ types 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.

Cod liver 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.

Cod liver oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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 A	30000µg	0µg	3333%
Vitamin D	10000 IU	0 IU	1250%
Vitamin D	250µg	0µg	1250%
Vitamin E		149.4mg	996%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g	61.7g	261%
Cholesterol	570mg	0mg	190%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g	15.1g	79%
Vitamin K		24.7µg	21%
Saturated fat	22.608g	18.8g	17%
Choline		20mg	4%
Calories	902kcal	884kcal	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	6.898g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.968g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.935g	0g	N/A