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Olive oil vs Wheat germ
CALORIC DENSITY
Olive oil, salad or cooking
Wheat germ, crude
8.84
3.6
4053
20078

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Olive oil
Wheat germ
Protein = 0g
Protein = 13g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 29g
Fat = 23g
Fat = 5g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 7g
Monounsaturated = 17g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 2g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Saturated Fat = 3g
Saturated Fat = 1g
Nutrient olive oil wheat germ
Protein 0g 13g
Carbohydrate 0g 29g
Fiber 0g 7g
Fat 23g 5g
Monounsat. Fat 17g 5g
Polyunsat. Fat 2g 3g
Saturated Fat 3g 1g
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 0%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 27%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 17%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientolive oilwheat germ
Choline0%0%
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E27%0%
Vitamin K17%0%

Olive oil have significantly more Vitamins E, K than wheat germ. Olive oil are a good source of Vitamin E. Wheat germ are a good source of Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium. Wheat germ are a great source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus, Iron. Wheat germ are an excellent source of Thiamin.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 0%
Vitamin B1 = 105%
Vitamin B2 = 0%
Vitamin B2 = 25%
Vitamin B3 = 0%
Vitamin B3 = 32%
Vitamin B5 = 0%
Vitamin B5 = 25%
Vitamin B6 = 0%
Vitamin B6 = 66%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientolive oilwheat germ
Vitamin B10%105%
Vitamin B20%25%
Vitamin B30%32%
Vitamin B50%25%
Vitamin B60%66%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 0%
Sodium = 0%
Potassium = 0%
Potassium = 14%
Calcium = 0%
Calcium = 4%
Magnesium = 0%
Magnesium = 38%
Phosphorus = 0%
Phosphorus = 81%
Iron = 2%
Iron = 58%
Manganese = 0%
Manganese = 321%
Selenium = 0%
Selenium = 98%
Copper = 0%
Copper = 44%
Zinc = 0%
Zinc = 73%
Nutrientolive oilwheat germ
Sodium0%0%
Potasium0%14%
Calcium0%4%
Magnesium0%38%
Phosphorus0%81%
Iron2%58%
Manganese0%321%
Selenium0%98%
Copper0%44%
Zinc0%73%

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