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Dates vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between dates and flax seeds?

  • Flax seeds are richer than dates in vitamin B1, copper, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 133% more.

We used Dates, deglet noor and Seeds, flaxseed types 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.
Dates
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
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 -93.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +811.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +553.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.9%
Contains more IronIron +461.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +492.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1396.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +935.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +847.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +746.7%

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.
Dates
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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
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 +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +520%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3061.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +141.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +59.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +357.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +1149.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 28.73g 191%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 1.644mg 133%
Copper 0.206mg 1.22mg 113%
Manganese 0.262mg 2.482mg 97%
Phosphorus 62mg 642mg 83%
Magnesium 43mg 392mg 83%
Fiber 8g 27.3g 77%
Fats 0.39g 42.16g 64%
Iron 1.02mg 5.73mg 59%
Selenium 3µg 25.4µg 41%
Zinc 0.29mg 4.34mg 37%
Protein 2.45g 18.29g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.473mg 24%
Fructose 19.56g 0g 24%
Calcium 39mg 255mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 7.527g 19%
Saturated fat 0.032g 3.663g 17%
Folate 19µg 87µg 17%
Carbs 75.03g 28.88g 15%
Calories 282kcal 534kcal 13%
Choline 6.3mg 78.7mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 3.08mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.985mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.161mg 7%
Potassium 656mg 813mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.31mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 4.3µg 1%
Sodium 2mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.6mg 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 63.35g 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.472mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 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 +159.8%
Contains more WaterWater +195%
Contains more ProteinProtein +646.5%
Contains more FatsFats +10710.3%
Contains more OtherOther +131.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
1
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 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 -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20808.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +151110.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
4
38% 31% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 23.84 g
Glucose: 19.87 g
Fructose: 19.56 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.12 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 SucroseSucrose +1973%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4867.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/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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