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

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Important differences between wheat germ oil and soybean oil

Wheat germ oil has more vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat; however, soybean oil has more monounsaturated fat.
Wheat germ oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 942% more.
Wheat germ oil has 100 times more choline than soybean oil. Wheat germ oil has 20mg of choline, while soybean oil has 0.2mg.
Soybean oil is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Oil, wheat germ and Oil, soybean, salad or cooking, (partially hydrogenated).

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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

Soybean 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

Soybean oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+1744.4%

~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	8.1mg	942%
Polyunsaturated fat	61.7g	37.6g	161%
Monounsaturated fat	15.1g	43g	70%
Saturated fat	18.8g	14.9g	18%
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	5.4	N/A
Vitamin K	24.7µg	24.7µg	0%