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

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

Wheat germ oil is richer in vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat, while corn oil is higher in monounsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 901% higher.
Corn oil has 100 times less choline than wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil has 20mg of choline, while corn oil has 0.2mg.
Corn oil is lower in saturated fat.

We used Oil, wheat germ and Oil, corn, industrial, and retail, all purpose salad or cooking 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.

Wheat germ oil

Corn oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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~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.

Wheat germ oil

Corn oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+944.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1200%

~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	14.3mg	901%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		53.23g	313%
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.161g	73%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	54.677g	47%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	27.576g	31%
Saturated fat	18.8g	12.948g	27%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	1.9µg	19%
Choline	20mg	0.2mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	900kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	6.4	N/A