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

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Summary of differences between palm oil and wheat germ oil

Palm oil has more monounsaturated fat; however, wheat germ oil is higher in vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 890% more than palm oil.
Palm oil has 3 times more saturated fat than wheat germ oil. While palm oil has 49.3g of saturated fat, wheat germ oil has only 18.8g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, palm 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.

Palm oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more IronIron

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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.

Palm oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+837.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+208.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+6566.7%

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	15.94mg	149.4mg	890%
Polyunsaturated fat	9.3g	61.7g	349%
Saturated fat	49.3g	18.8g	139%
Monounsaturated fat	37g	15.1g	55%
Vitamin K	8µg	24.7µg	14%
Choline	0.3mg	20mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Iron	0.01mg	0mg	0%