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

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

Flaxseed oil is higher in copper, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet wheat germ oil is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 991% more than flaxseed oil.
The amount of saturated fat in flaxseed oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed 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.

Flaxseed oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

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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.

Flaxseed oil

Wheat germ oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20942.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+648.5%

~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.
Omega-3 (ALA)	48.93g		3058%
Vitamin E	0.71mg	149.4mg	991%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	15.679g		92%
Saturated fat	9.047g	18.8g	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	64.876g	61.7g	21%
Vitamin K	3.3µg	24.7µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	20.634g	15.1g	14%
Copper	0.067mg	0mg	7%
Manganese	0.141mg		6%
Magnesium	15mg	0mg	4%
Iron	0.34mg	0mg	4%
Phosphorus	27mg	0mg	4%
Choline		20mg	4%
Zinc	0.31mg	0mg	3%
Fats	99.01g	100g	2%
Protein	0.37g	0g	1%
Calcium	9mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	31mg	0mg	1%
Calories	878kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	9.5	4.1	N/A
Net carbs	0.39g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.39g	0g	0%
Sodium	6mg	0mg	0%
Trans fat	0.184g		N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.077g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.034g		N/A