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

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A recap on the differences between wheat germ oil and coconut 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.
Wheat germ oil contains 67 times more choline than coconut oil. While wheat germ oil contains 20mg of choline, coconut oil contains only 0.3mg.
The amount of saturated fat in wheat germ oil is lower.

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

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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

Coconut oil

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

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~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.

Wheat germ oil

Coconut 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

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