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

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Important differences between wheat germ oil and fish oil

Wheat germ oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, fish oil has more vitamin D*, omega-3 (DPA), monounsaturated fat, omega-3 (DHA) and omega-3 (EPA).
Fish oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 237% more.
Wheat germ oil has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than fish oil. Wheat germ oil has 61.7g of polyunsaturated fat, while fish oil has 31.867g.
Wheat germ oil is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, wheat germ and Fish oil, sardine.

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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

Fish 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 ~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

Fish oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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		996%
Cholesterol	0mg	710mg	237%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	31.867g	199%
Saturated fat	18.8g	29.892g	50%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	33.841g	47%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	332 IU	42%
Vitamin D	0µg	8.3µg	42%
Vitamin K	24.7µg		21%
Choline	20mg		4%
Calories	884kcal	902kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	2.2	N/A
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	10.137g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	10.656g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	1.973g	N/A