Nutrition reference

Wheat Germ, Crude

Wheat Germ, Crude is published in Cereal Grains and Pasta as SR Legacy data. Nutrient values in this profile use a 100 g comparison basis; the displayed energy value is 360 kcal per 100 g. USDA also provides 1 household portion reference for this item where shown below. Nutrient percentiles and similar-food links compare only values with matching units across the published FoodData Central collections. These comparisons describe the dataset and are not dietary recommendations, medical advice or a substitute for individual nutrition guidance.

83.9Calorie Percentile

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USDA Foundation Foods comparison

Nutrient percentiles

Percentiles compare same-unit values per 100 g within the published collection.

Calcium, Ca	59.4th percentile
Carbohydrate, By Difference	85.9th percentile
Cholesterol	39.1th percentile
Copper, Cu	97.1th percentile
Fatty Acids, Total Monounsaturated	42.9th percentile
Fatty Acids, Total Polyunsaturated	92.5th percentile
Fatty Acids, Total Saturated	51.4th percentile
Fiber, Total Dietary	99.0th percentile
Folate, Total	98.7th percentile
Iron, Fe	96.2th percentile
Magnesium, Mg	98.5th percentile
Niacin	91.1th percentile
Phosphorus, P	99.4th percentile
Potassium, K	98.2th percentile
Protein	88.1th percentile
Riboflavin	95.4th percentile
Selenium, Se	99.3th percentile
Sodium, Na	14.7th percentile
Thiamin	99.6th percentile
Total Lipid (Fat)	65.8th percentile
Vitamin A, Rae	28.0th percentile
Vitamin B-12	38.0th percentile
Vitamin B-6	98.9th percentile
Vitamin C, Total Ascorbic Acid	42.4th percentile
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	58.9th percentile
Zinc, Zn	99.5th percentile

Key facts

Serving size

100 g reference basis

Calories

360

Food category

Cereal Grains and Pasta

Food class

FinalFood

Food data type

SR Legacy

Publication date

4/1/2019

Historical reference

Nutrients

Alanine	1.48 g
Arginine	1.87 g
Ash	4.21 g
Aspartic acid	2.07 g
Calcium, Ca	39.0 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference	51.8 g
Cholesterol	0.0 mg
Copper, Cu	0.796 mg
Cystine	0.458 g
Energy	360 kcal
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	1.36 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	6.01 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	1.66 g
Fiber, total dietary	13.2 g
Folate, DFE	281 µg
Folate, food	281 µg
Folate, total	281 µg
Folic acid	0.0 µg
Glutamic acid	4.0 g
Glycine	1.42 g
Histidine	0.643 g
Iron, Fe	6.26 mg
Isoleucine	0.847 g
Leucine	1.57 g
Lysine	1.47 g
MUFA 16:1	0.034 g
MUFA 18:1	1.33 g
Magnesium, Mg	239 mg
Manganese, Mn	13.3 mg
Methionine	0.456 g
Niacin	6.81 mg
PUFA 18:2	5.29 g
PUFA 18:3	0.723 g
Pantothenic acid	2.26 mg
Phenylalanine	0.928 g
Phosphorus, P	842 mg
Potassium, K	892 mg
Proline	1.23 g
Protein	23.2 g
Retinol	0.0 µg
Riboflavin	0.499 mg
SFA 14:0	0.013 g
SFA 16:0	1.59 g
SFA 18:0	0.055 g
Selenium, Se	79.2 µg
Serine	1.1 g
Sodium, Na	12.0 mg
Thiamin	1.88 mg
Threonine	0.968 g
Total lipid (fat)	9.72 g
Tryptophan	0.317 g
Tyrosine	0.704 g
Valine	1.2 g
Vitamin A, IU	0.0 IU
Vitamin A, RAE	0.0 µg
Vitamin B-12	0.0 µg
Vitamin B-12, added	0.0 µg
Vitamin B-6	1.3 mg
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	0.0 mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0.0 µg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units	0.0 IU
Water	11.1 g
Zinc, Zn	12.3 mg

USDA household references

Published portions

Portions translate household measures to gram weights; nutrient comparisons on this site remain per 100 g.

Amount	Measure	Gram weight
1.0	undetermined	115.0 g

USDA analytical context

Nutrient identifiers and derivation

Nutrient IDs, data-point counts and derivation descriptions are preserved from FoodData Central; blank fields were not supplied by the source.

Nutrient	USDA ID	Number	Data points	Derivation	Method/source description
Alanine	1222	513	12
Arginine	1220	511	13
Ash	1007	207	9
Aspartic acid	1223	514	12
Calcium, Ca	1087	301	6
Carbohydrate, by difference	1005	205	0	NC	Calculated
Cholesterol	1253	601	0	Z	Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Copper, Cu	1098	312	6
Cystine	1216	507	13
Energy	1008	208	0	NC	Calculated
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	1292	645	0
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	1293	646	0
Fatty acids, total saturated	1258	606	0
Fiber, total dietary	1079	291	0
Folate, DFE	1190	435	0	NC	Calculated
Folate, food	1187	432	10
Folate, total	1177	417	10
Folic acid	1186	431	0	Z	Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Glutamic acid	1224	515	12
Glycine	1225	516	12
Histidine	1221	512	13
Iron, Fe	1089	303	7
Isoleucine	1212	503	13
Leucine	1213	504	13
Lysine	1214	505	13
MUFA 16:1	1275	626	7
MUFA 18:1	1268	617	7
Magnesium, Mg	1090	304	6
Manganese, Mn	1101	315	9
Methionine	1215	506	13
Niacin	1167	406	7
PUFA 18:2	1269	618	7
PUFA 18:3	1270	619	7
Pantothenic acid	1170	410	6
Phenylalanine	1217	508	13
Phosphorus, P	1091	305	6
Potassium, K	1092	306	6
Proline	1226	517	12
Protein	1003	203	7
Retinol	1105	319	0	Z	Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Riboflavin	1166	405	7
SFA 14:0	1264	612	7
SFA 16:0	1265	613	7
SFA 18:0	1266	614	7
Selenium, Se	1103	317	1	A	Analytical
Serine	1227	518	12
Sodium, Na	1093	307	6
Thiamin	1165	404	7
Threonine	1211	502	13
Total lipid (fat)	1004	204	8
Tryptophan	1210	501	3
Tyrosine	1218	509	12
Valine	1219	510	13
Vitamin A, IU	1104	318	0
Vitamin A, RAE	1106	320	0
Vitamin B-12	1178	418	0	Z	Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Vitamin B-12, added	1246	578	0	Z	Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Vitamin B-6	1175	415	7
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	1162	401	0
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	1114	328	0	Z	Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units	1110	324	0	Z	Assumed zero (Insignificant amount or not naturally occurring in a food, such as fiber in meat)
Water	1051	255	10
Zinc, Zn	1095	309	6

Field-level provenance

Sources for this profile

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USDA FoodData Central

Applicable date: 2018-04-30
Dataset version: 0fe8ae486a2c
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Attribution: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

DataOfWorld deterministic nutrition profile template

Applicable date: 2018-04-30
Dataset version: nutrition-profile-v2
License: Original DataOfWorld text
Attribution: DataOfWorld

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