Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
wheat germ
versus
condensed milk
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in wheat germ and condensed milk:
Both wheat germ and condensed milk are high in calories. Wheat germ has 12% more calories than condensed milk - wheat germ has 360 calories per 100 grams and condensed milk has 321 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, wheat germ is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and similar to condensed milk for fat. Wheat germ has a macronutrient ratio of 24:54:23 and for condensed milk, 10:67:24 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Wheat Germ | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 24% | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 54% | 67% |
| Fat | 23% | 24% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both wheat germ and condensed milk are high in carbohydrates. Wheat germ is very similar to wheat germ for carbohydrates - wheat germ has 51.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of carbohydrates.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than condensed milk - wheat germ has 13.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and condensed milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk is high in sugar and wheat germ has less sugar than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of protein and it has 193% more protein than condensed milk - wheat germ has 23.2g of protein per 100 grams and condensed milk has 7.9g of protein.
Condensed milk is high in saturated fat and wheat germ has 70% less saturated fat than condensed milk - wheat germ has 1.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat.
Wheat germ has less cholesterol than condensed milk - condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin C than wheat germ - condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has signficantly more Vitamin A than wheat germ - condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin D than wheat germ - condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk and wheat germ contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk and wheat germ contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and wheat germ does not contain significant amounts.
Wheat germ has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, condensed milk contains more Vitamin B12. Both wheat germ and condensed milk contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
| Wheat Germ | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 1.882 MG | 0.09 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.499 MG | 0.416 MG |
| Niacin | 6.813 MG | 0.21 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 2.257 MG | 0.75 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 1.3 MG | 0.051 MG |
| Folate | 281 UG | 11 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.44 UG |
Condensed milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has 628% more calcium than wheat germ - wheat germ has 39mg of calcium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 284mg of calcium.
Wheat germ is an excellent source of iron and it has 31 times more iron than condensed milk - wheat germ has 6.3mg of iron per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron.
Both wheat germ and condensed milk are high in potassium. Wheat germ has 140% more potassium than condensed milk - wheat germ has 892mg of potassium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 371mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, wheat germ has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than condensed milk per 100 grams.
| Wheat Germ | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.723 G | 0.121 G |
| Total | 0.723 G | 0.121 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, wheat germ has more linoleic acid than condensed milk per 100 grams.
| Wheat Germ | Condensed Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 5.287 G | 0.216 G |
| Total | 5.287 G | 0.216 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: Wheat Germ (Wheat germ, crude) and Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) .
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| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||