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.
Wheat germ | Wheat bran |
Nutrient | wheat germ | wheat bran |
Protein | 13g | 14g |
Carbohydrate | 29g | 60g |
Fiber | 7g | 40g |
Fat | 5g | 4g |
Monounsat. Fat | 1g | 4g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 3g | 2g |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 1g |
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.
Nutrient | wheat germ | wheat bran |
Choline | 0% | 16% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 11% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 2% |
Wheat bran have significantly more Vitamins E than wheat germ. 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. Wheat bran are a good source of Potassium. Wheat bran are a great source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Zinc. Wheat bran are an excellent source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | wheat germ | wheat bran |
Vitamin B1 | 105% | 48% |
Vitamin B2 | 25% | 49% |
Vitamin B3 | 32% | 105% |
Vitamin B5 | 25% | 40% |
Vitamin B6 | 66% | 110% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 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.
Nutrient | wheat germ | wheat bran |
Sodium | 0% | 0% |
Potasium | 14% | 31% |
Calcium | 4% | 14% |
Magnesium | 38% | 162% |
Phosphorus | 81% | 162% |
Iron | 58% | 163% |
Manganese | 321% | 463% |
Selenium | 98% | 160% |
Copper | 44% | 92% |
Zinc | 73% | 72% |