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Chocolate chip cookie vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate chip cookie and flax seeds different?

  • Flax seeds are higher than chocolate chip cookie in vitamin B1, copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 122% more than chocolate chip cookie.
  • Chocolate chip cookie contains 4 times more saturated fat than flax seeds. Chocolate chip cookie contains 14.071g of saturated fat, while flax seeds contain 3.663g.

Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter and Seeds, flaxseed types were used in this article.

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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 39% 11% 20% 93% 129% 26% 43% 44% 86% 61%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +612.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +571.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +267.9%
Contains more IronIron +131%
Contains more CopperCopper +216.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +361.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +542%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +274.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +126.8%

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 0.67% 46% 0% 0% 46% 41% 26% 16% 19% 10% 0% 25% 0%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +793.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +280.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +463.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +163.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.161mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate chip cookie Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 4.541g 28.73g 161%
Vitamin B1 0.184mg 1.644mg 122%
Fiber 27.3g 109%
Copper 0.386mg 1.22mg 93%
Magnesium 55mg 392mg 80%
Manganese 0.663mg 2.482mg 79%
Phosphorus 100mg 642mg 77%
Saturated fat 14.071g 3.663g 47%
Iron 2.48mg 5.73mg 41%
Zinc 0.94mg 4.34mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.473mg 30%
Selenium 11.2µg 25.4µg 26%
Protein 5.7g 18.29g 25%
Cholesterol 70mg 0mg 23%
Calcium 38mg 255mg 22%
Fats 28.4g 42.16g 21%
Potassium 221mg 813mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.985mg 15%
Vitamin A 139µg 0µg 15%
Folate 33µg 87µg 14%
Sodium 341mg 30mg 14%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.365mg 3.08mg 11%
Carbs 58.2g 28.88g 10%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 8.241g 7.527g 2%
Calories 488kcal 534kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.161mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.6mg 0%
Net carbs 58.2g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 0.391mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.27mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.279mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.123mg 0.472mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 28% 58% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 28.4 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 2 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 +101.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +220.9%
Contains more FatsFats +48.5%
Contains more WaterWater +22.1%
Contains more OtherOther +85.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 31% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.241 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.541 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 -74%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +532.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.527g

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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. Chocolate chip cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172808/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.