Wheat germ leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
All-purpose flour: 100 g · Wheat germ: 100 g.
The verdict
Wheat germ comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All-purpose flour for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Wheat germ for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy364 kcal360 kcal
- Proteinmore is better10.33 g23.15 gWIN
- Carbohydrate76.31 g51.8 g
- Fibermore is better2.7 g13.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better0.27 g—
- Total fat0.98 g9.72 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.16 g1.67 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg12 mg
- Potassiummore is better107 mg892 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better15 mg39 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better4.64 mg6.26 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better22 mg239 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

