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

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

Wheat germ oil is higher than coconut oil in vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 995% more than coconut oil.
Coconut oil contains 4 times more saturated fat than wheat germ oil. While coconut oil contains 82.475g of saturated fat, wheat germ oil contains only 18.8g.

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

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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.

Coconut oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

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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.

Coconut oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+135718.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4016.7%

~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

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~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	0.11mg	149.4mg	995%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.702g	61.7g	400%
Saturated fat	82.475g	18.8g	289%
Monounsaturated fat	6.332g	15.1g	22%
Vitamin K	0.6µg	24.7µg	20%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.676g		10%
Choline	0.3mg	20mg	4%
Fats	99.06g	100g	1%
Iron	0.05mg	0mg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.019g		1%
Calories	892kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.1	4.1	N/A
Calcium	1mg	0mg	0%
Zinc	0.02mg	0mg	0%
Trans fat	0.028g		N/A