Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
egg noodles
versus
wheat germ
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in egg noodles and wheat germ:
Both wheat germ and egg noodles are high in calories. Wheat germ has 161% more calories than egg noodle - wheat germ has 360 calories per 100 grams and egg noodle has 138 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, egg noodles is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to wheat germ per calorie. Egg noodles has a macronutrient ratio of 13:73:14 and for wheat germ, 24:54:23 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Egg Noodles | Wheat Germ | |
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Protein | 13% | 24% |
Carbohydrates | 73% | 54% |
Fat | 14% | 23% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Wheat germ is high in carbohydrates and egg noodle has 51% less carbohydrates than wheat germ - wheat germ has 51.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and egg noodle has 25.2g of carbohydrates.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 1000% more dietary fiber than egg noodle - wheat germ has 13.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and egg noodle has 1.2g of dietary fiber.
Egg noodles and wheat germ contain similar amounts of sugar - egg noodle has 0.4g of sugar per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of protein and it has 410% more protein than egg noodle - wheat germ has 23.2g of protein per 100 grams and egg noodle has 4.5g of protein.
Egg noodle has 75% less saturated fat than wheat germ - wheat germ has 1.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and egg noodle has 0.42g of saturated fat.
Both egg noodles and wheat germ are low in trans fat - egg noodle has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Wheat germ has less cholesterol than egg noodle - egg noodle has 29mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Egg noodle has more Vitamin A than wheat germ - egg noodle has 6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Egg noodles and wheat germ contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - egg noodle has 0.17mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Wheat germ has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, egg noodle contains more Vitamin B12.
Egg Noodles | Wheat Germ | |
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Thiamin | 0.289 MG | 1.882 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.136 MG | 0.499 MG |
Niacin | 2.077 MG | 6.813 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.263 MG | 2.257 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | 1.3 MG |
Folate | 84 UG | 281 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.09 UG | ~ |
Wheat germ has 225% more calcium than egg noodle - wheat germ has 39mg of calcium per 100 grams and egg noodle has 12mg of calcium.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of iron and it has 326% more iron than egg noodle - wheat germ has 6.3mg of iron per 100 grams and egg noodle has 1.5mg of iron.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of potassium and it has 22 times more potassium than egg noodle - wheat germ has 892mg of potassium per 100 grams and egg noodle has 38mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, wheat germ has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than egg noodle per 100 grams.
Egg Noodles | Wheat Germ | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.028 G | 0.723 G |
Total | 0.028 G | 0.723 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, wheat germ has more linoleic acid than egg noodle per 100 grams.
Egg Noodles | Wheat Germ | |
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linoleic acid | 0.522 G | 5.287 G |
other omega 6 | 0.001 G | ~ |
Total | 0.523 G | 5.287 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, cooked, enriched, with added salt) and Wheat Germ (Wheat germ, crude) .
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