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

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Differences between wheat germ oil and salmon oil

Wheat germ oil has more polyunsaturated fat, while salmon oil has more monounsaturated fat, omega-3 (DHA), omega-3 (EPA) and omega-3 (DPA).
Salmon oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 162% higher.
Salmon oil contains 2 times less polyunsaturated fat than wheat germ oil. Wheat germ oil contains 61.7g of polyunsaturated fat, while salmon oil contains 40.324g.
The amount of saturated fat in wheat germ oil is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Oil, wheat germ and Fish oil, salmon.

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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

Salmon 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

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~equal in Sodium ~0mg

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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

Salmon oil

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

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~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	485mg	162%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	40.324g	143%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	29.037g	35%
Vitamin K	24.7µg		21%
Saturated fat	18.8g	19.872g	5%
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	3.5	N/A
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	13.023g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	18.232g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	2.991g	N/A