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

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A recap on the differences between wheat germ oil and flaxseed oil

Wheat germ oil is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K, yet flaxseed oil is higher in copper, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 991% more than flaxseed oil.
Wheat germ oil contains 7 times more vitamin K than flaxseed oil. While wheat germ oil contains 24.7µg of vitamin K, flaxseed oil contains only 3.3µg.
The amount of saturated fat in flaxseed oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, wheat germ and Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed.

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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

Flaxseed oil

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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

Flaxseed oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20942.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+648.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	149.4mg	0.71mg	991%
Saturated fat	18.8g	9.047g	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	64.876g	21%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	3.3µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	20.634g	14%
Copper	0mg	0.067mg	7%
Manganese		0.141mg	6%
Magnesium	0mg	15mg	4%
Iron	0mg	0.34mg	4%
Phosphorus	0mg	27mg	4%
Choline	20mg		4%
Zinc	0mg	0.31mg	3%
Fats	100g	99.01g	2%
Protein	0g	0.37g	1%
Calcium	0mg	9mg	1%
Potassium	0mg	31mg	1%
Calories	884kcal	878kcal	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.39g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.39g	0%
Sodium	0mg	6mg	0%
Trans fat		0.184g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		48.93g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.077g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.034g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		15.679g	N/A