Wheat germ oil vs. Rice bran oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wheat germ oil and rice bran oil

Wheat germ oil is higher in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat, yet rice bran oil is higher in monounsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 781% more than rice bran oil.
Wheat germ oil contains 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than rice bran oil. While wheat germ oil contains 61.7g of polyunsaturated fat, rice bran oil contains only 35g.
The amount of saturated fat in wheat germ oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, wheat germ and Oil, rice bran.

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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

Rice bran oil

Contains more IronIron

+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~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.

Wheat germ oil

Rice bran oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+362.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~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 Vitamin K ~24.7µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	149.4mg	32.3mg	781%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	35g	178%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	39.3g	61%
Choline	20mg		4%
Saturated fat	18.8g	19.7g	4%
Iron	0mg	0.07mg	1%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	24.7µg	0%