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

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Differences between olive oil and wheat germ oil

Olive oil has more vitamin K, iron, and monounsaturated fat, while wheat germ oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 900% higher.
The amount of saturated fat in olive oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, olive, salad or cooking 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.

Olive oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Olive oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+143.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+941.1%

~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

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	14.35mg	149.4mg	900%
Polyunsaturated fat	10.523g	61.7g	341%
Monounsaturated fat	72.961g	15.1g	145%
Vitamin K	60.2µg	24.7µg	30%
Saturated fat	13.808g	18.8g	23%
Iron	0.56mg	0mg	7%
Choline	0.3mg	20mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6	4.1	N/A
Calcium	1mg	0mg	0%
Potassium	1mg	0mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	0mg	0%