Wheat Germ

Hazard level: No known concerns

What is Wheat Germ?

Nutrient-dense embryo of the wheat kernel, added to cereals and baked goods for extra vitamins and fiber.

Is Wheat Germ safe?

Wheat Germ has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 23 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

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Also known as

Wheat Germ is also known as germe de blé — these all refer to the same ingredient.

germe de blé

Where Wheat Germ is typically found

Plant Based Foods And Beverages Plant Based Foods Cereals And Potatoes Cereals And Their Products Breads

Related additives

wheat Salt (Sodium Chloride) Sugar (Sucrose) Barley Malt Natural Flavouring Gluten Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (E471) Canola Oil (Rapeseed) Lecithin (E322) Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (E300)

Products containing Wheat Germ

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