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

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Significant differences between wheat germ oil and cottonseed oil

Wheat germ oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat; however, cottonseed oil is richer in monounsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 761% more than cottonseed oil.
Cottonseed oil has 100 times less choline than wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil has 20mg of choline, while cottonseed oil has 0.2mg.
Wheat germ oil contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, wheat germ and Oil, cottonseed, 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

Cottonseed 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

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~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

Cottonseed oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+323.2%

~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 Vitamin K ~24.7µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	149.4mg	35.3mg	761%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	51.9g	65%
Saturated fat	18.8g	25.9g	32%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	17.8g	7%
Choline	20mg	0.2mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	2.7	N/A
Vitamin K	24.7µg	24.7µg	0%