Wheat germ leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Wheat germ comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for more calcium and more iron.
Pick Wheat germ for more protein, more fiber, less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.73 g6.43 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.32 g14.39 g
- Fibermore is better2.06 g3.67 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat1.55 g2.7 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.46 g
- Sodiumless is better5.88 mg3.33 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better132.35 mg247.78 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.08 mg10.83 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.06 mg1.74 mg
- Magnesiummore is better63.73 mg66.39 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0 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.

