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

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Significant differences between wheat germ oil and lard

Wheat germ oil has more vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat; however, lard is richer in vitamin D, choline, and monounsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 992% more than lard.
Wheat germ oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, wheat germ and Lard.

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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

Lard

Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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

Lard

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+24800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+148.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~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 E	149.4mg	0.6mg	992%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	11.2g	337%
Saturated fat	18.8g	39.2g	93%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	45.1g	75%
Cholesterol	0mg	95mg	32%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	0µg	21%
Vitamin D	0IU	102IU	13%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.5µg	13%
Choline	20mg	49.7mg	5%
Calories	884kcal	902kcal	1%
Zinc	0mg	0.11mg	1%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Selenium	0µg	0.2µg	0%