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

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Differences between wheat germ oil and olive oil

Wheat germ oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat, while olive oil has more vitamin K, iron, and monounsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 900% higher.
Olive oil contains 67 times less choline than wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil contains 20mg of choline, while olive oil contains 0.3mg.
The amount of saturated fat in olive oil is lower.

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

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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

Olive oil

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

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

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~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

Olive oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+941.1%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+143.7%

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