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Banana vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bananas and flax seeds

  • Flax seeds are richer than bananas in vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, selenium, zinc, and calcium.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 134% more than bananas.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bananas, raw 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.
Banana
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
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 less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1351.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.1%
Contains more IronIron +2103.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1464.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2793.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2818.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +819.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2440%

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.
Banana
2
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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
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 +1350%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +210%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5203.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +363.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +194.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +760%
Contains more FolateFolate +335%
Contains more CholineCholine +703.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 28.73g 191%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 1.644mg 134%
Copper 0.078mg 1.22mg 127%
Fiber 2.6g 27.3g 99%
Manganese 0.27mg 2.482mg 96%
Phosphorus 22mg 642mg 89%
Magnesium 27mg 392mg 87%
Iron 0.26mg 5.73mg 68%
Fats 0.33g 42.16g 64%
Selenium 1µg 25.4µg 44%
Zinc 0.15mg 4.34mg 38%
Protein 1.09g 18.29g 34%
Calcium 5mg 255mg 25%
Calories 89kcal 534kcal 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 7.527g 19%
Folate 20µg 87µg 17%
Saturated fat 0.112g 3.663g 16%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 3.08mg 15%
Choline 9.8mg 78.7mg 13%
Potassium 358mg 813mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.985mg 13%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 0.6mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.473mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.161mg 7%
Fructose 4.85g 0g 6%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 4.3µg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Carbs 22.84g 28.88g 2%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.31mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 1.55g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.472mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 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 WaterWater +976.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1578%
Contains more FatsFats +12675.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.4%
Contains more OtherOther +347%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 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 -96.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23421.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39256.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
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31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
74% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.15 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +107.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1145%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.

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