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Baby food vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between baby food and flax seeds

  • Baby food has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and vitamin E; however, flax seeds are higher in copper, fiber, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Baby food covers your daily iron needs 522% more than flax seeds.
  • Flax seeds contain 17 times less vitamin B2 than baby food. Baby food contains 2.717mg of vitamin B2, while flax seeds contain 0.161mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Seeds, flaxseed.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +187.5%
Contains more IronIron +729%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +292%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86%
Contains more CopperCopper +265.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +80.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.8%
~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1087.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1587.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1027.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +186.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +102.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +239.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.985mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Flax seeds DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 5.73mg 522%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 3.08mg 198%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.161mg 197%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 28.73g 180%
Manganese 2.482mg 108%
Copper 0.334mg 1.22mg 98%
Fiber 7.5g 27.3g 79%
Magnesium 100mg 392mg 70%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 1.644mg 66%
Fats 4.4g 42.16g 58%
Calcium 733mg 255mg 48%
Phosphorus 392mg 642mg 36%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.31mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.473mg 22%
Zinc 2.4mg 4.34mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 7.527g 16%
Carbs 73.4g 28.88g 15%
Saturated fat 0.769g 3.663g 13%
Protein 12.2g 18.29g 12%
Potassium 437mg 813mg 11%
Folate 43µg 87µg 11%
Choline 23.2mg 78.7mg 10%
Calories 379kcal 534kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.985mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 4.3µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0.6mg 2%
Selenium 25.9µg 25.4µg 1%
Sodium 3mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 1.55g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0.472mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +154.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.9%
Contains more FatsFats +858.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12.4%
~equal in Water ~6.96g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +524.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1593%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.