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

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

Wheat germ oil is richer in vitamin E and vitamin K, while walnut oil is higher in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 993% higher.
Walnut oil has 50 times less choline than wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil has 20mg of choline, while walnut oil has 0.4mg.
Walnut oil is lower in saturated fat.

We used Oil, wheat germ and Oil, walnut types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat germ oil

Walnut 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

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~equal in Manganese ~mg

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Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat germ oil

Walnut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+64.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~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

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	149.4mg	0.4mg	993%
Saturated fat	18.8g	9.1g	44%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	22.8g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	63.3g	11%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	15µg	8%
Choline	20mg	0.4mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	9.5	N/A