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

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

Sesame oil is richer in monounsaturated fat, while wheat germ oil is higher in vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 987% higher.
Wheat germ oil has 3 times less monounsaturated fat than sesame oil. Sesame oil has 39.7g of monounsaturated fat, while wheat germ oil has 15.1g.
Sesame oil is lower in saturated fat.

We used Oil, sesame, salad or cooking and Oil, wheat germ 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.

Sesame oil

Wheat germ oil

~equal in Magnesium ~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.

Sesame oil

Wheat germ oil

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	1.4mg	149.4mg	987%
Polyunsaturated fat	41.7g	61.7g	133%
Monounsaturated fat	39.7g	15.1g	62%
Saturated fat	14.2g	18.8g	21%
Vitamin K	13.6µg	24.7µg	9%
Choline	0.2mg	20mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.7	4.1	N/A