Flaxseed oil vs. Sesame oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between flaxseed oil and sesame oil
- Flaxseed oil is higher in copper and polyunsaturated fat, yet sesame oil is higher in vitamin K and monounsaturated fat.
- Sesame oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 26% more than flaxseed oil.
- The amount of saturated fat in flaxseed oil is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed and Oil, sesame, salad or cooking.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +97.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +312.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 64.876g | 41.7g | 155% |
Monounsaturated fat | 20.634g | 39.7g | 48% |
Saturated fat | 9.047g | 14.2g | 23% |
Vitamin K | 3.3µg | 13.6µg | 9% |
Copper | 0.067mg | 0mg | 7% |
Manganese | 0.141mg | 6% | |
Vitamin E | 0.71mg | 1.4mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 15mg | 0mg | 4% |
Iron | 0.34mg | 0mg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 27mg | 0mg | 4% |
Zinc | 0.31mg | 0mg | 3% |
Fats | 99.01g | 100g | 2% |
Calcium | 9mg | 0mg | 1% |
Potassium | 31mg | 0mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.37g | 0g | 1% |
Calories | 878kcal | 884kcal | 0% |
Carbs | 0.39g | 0g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0.39g | 0g | N/A |
Sodium | 6mg | 0mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.184g | N/A | |
Choline | 0.2mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 48.93g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid | 0.077g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.026g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.034g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 15.679g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.37 g
Fats:
99.01 g
Carbs:
0.39 g
Water:
0.16 g
Other:
0.07 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
100 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
0 g
Other:
0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
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Fats
~100g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
9.047 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
20.634 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
64.876 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
14.2 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
39.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
41.7 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -36.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +55.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +92.4% |