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

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

Wheat germ oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat; however, cod liver oil is richer in vitamin A, vitamin D, and monounsaturated fat.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 2000% more.
Cod liver oil contains 3 times less polyunsaturated fat than wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil contains 61.7g of polyunsaturated fat, while cod liver oil contains 22.541g.
Wheat germ oil has less saturated fat.

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

Wheat germ oil

Cod liver 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 ~0mg

~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.

Wheat germ oil

Cod liver oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

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