Wheat germ oil vs. Palm kernel oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wheat germ oil and palm kernel oil

Palm kernel oil contains less vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than wheat germ oil.
Wheat germ oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 971% higher.
Palm kernel oil contains 100 times less choline than wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil contains 20mg of choline, while palm kernel oil contains 0.2mg.
The amount of saturated fat in wheat germ oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, wheat germ and Vegetable oil, palm kernel.

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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

Palm kernel 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

Palm kernel oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+3821.3%

~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	3.81mg	971%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	1.6g	401%
Saturated fat	18.8g	81.5g	285%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	11.4g	9%
Choline	20mg	0.2mg	4%
Calories	884kcal	862kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	12g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	0.16	N/A
Vitamin K	24.7µg	24.7µg	0%