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

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A recap on the differences between wheat germ oil and flaxseed oil

Wheat germ oil is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K, yet flaxseed oil is higher in copper, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 991% more than flaxseed oil.
Wheat germ oil contains 7 times more vitamin K than flaxseed oil. While wheat germ oil contains 24.7µg of vitamin K, flaxseed oil contains only 3.3µg.
The amount of saturated fat in flaxseed oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, wheat germ and Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed.

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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

Flaxseed oil

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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

Flaxseed oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20942.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+648.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)		48.93g	3058%
Vitamin E	149.4mg	0.71mg	991%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		15.679g	92%
Saturated fat	18.8g	9.047g	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	64.876g	21%
Vitamin K	24.7µg	3.3µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	20.634g	14%
Copper	0mg	0.067mg	7%
Manganese		0.141mg	6%
Magnesium	0mg	15mg	4%
Iron	0mg	0.34mg	4%
Phosphorus	0mg	27mg	4%
Choline	20mg		4%
Zinc	0mg	0.31mg	3%
Fats	100g	99.01g	2%
Protein	0g	0.37g	1%
Calcium	0mg	9mg	1%
Potassium	0mg	31mg	1%
Calories	884kcal	878kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	9.5	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.39g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.39g	0%
Sodium	0mg	6mg	0%
Trans fat		0.184g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.077g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.034g	N/A