Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
wheat germ
versus
carrots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in wheat germ and carrots:
Wheat germ is high in calories and carrot has 89% less calories than wheat germ - wheat germ has 360 calories per 100 grams and carrot has 41 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, wheat germ is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to carrots per calorie. Wheat germ has a macronutrient ratio of 24:54:23 and for carrots, 8:88:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Wheat Germ | Carrots | |
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Protein | 24% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 54% | 88% |
Fat | 23% | 4% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Wheat germ is high in carbohydrates and carrot has 82% less carbohydrates than wheat germ - wheat germ has 51.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and carrot has 9.6g of carbohydrates.
Both wheat germ and carrots are high in dietary fiber. Wheat germ has 371% more dietary fiber than carrot - wheat germ has 13.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and carrot has 2.8g of dietary fiber.
Wheat germ has less sugar than carrot - carrot has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of protein and it has 23 times more protein than carrot - wheat germ has 23.2g of protein per 100 grams and carrot has 0.93g of protein.
Carrot has 51 times less saturated fat than wheat germ - wheat germ has 1.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and carrot has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Carrot has more Vitamin C than wheat germ - carrot has 5.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than wheat germ - carrot has 835ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin E than wheat germ - carrot has 0.66mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin K than wheat germ - carrot has 13.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Wheat germ has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Wheat Germ | Carrots | |
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Thiamin | 1.882 MG | 0.066 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.499 MG | 0.058 MG |
Niacin | 6.813 MG | 0.983 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 2.257 MG | 0.273 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.3 MG | 0.138 MG |
Folate | 281 UG | 19 UG |
Wheat germ and carrots contain similar amounts of calcium - wheat germ has 39mg of calcium per 100 grams and carrot has 33mg of calcium.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of iron and it has 19 times more iron than carrot - wheat germ has 6.3mg of iron per 100 grams and carrot has 0.3mg of iron.
Both wheat germ and carrots are high in potassium. Wheat germ has 179% more potassium than carrot - wheat germ has 892mg of potassium per 100 grams and carrot has 320mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, wheat germ has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than carrot per 100 grams.
Wheat Germ | Carrots | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.723 G | 0.002 G |
Total | 0.723 G | 0.002 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, wheat germ has more linoleic acid than carrot per 100 grams.
Wheat Germ | Carrots | |
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linoleic acid | 5.287 G | 0.1 G |
Total | 5.287 G | 0.1 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Wheat Germ or Carrots .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Wheat Germ (Wheat germ, crude) and Carrots (Carrots, raw) .
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