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

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What are the main differences between wheat germ oil and sesame oil?

Wheat germ oil is richer in vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat, while sesame oil is higher in monounsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 987% higher.
Sesame oil has 100 times less choline than wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil has 20mg of choline, while sesame oil has 0.2mg.
Sesame oil is lower in saturated fat.

We used Oil, wheat germ and Oil, sesame, salad or cooking types in this comparison.

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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

Sesame oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

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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.

Wheat germ oil

Sesame oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+10571.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+81.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+9900%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

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~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

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~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	149.4mg	1.4mg	987%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	41.7g	133%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	39.7g	62%
Saturated fat	18.8g	14.2g	21%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	13.6µg	9%
Choline	20mg	0.2mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%