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Hazelnut vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between hazelnut and flax seeds

  • Hazelnut is richer in manganese, vitamin E, and copper, while flax seeds are higher in vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, and calcium.
  • Hazelnut covers your daily manganese needs 161% more than flax seeds.
  • Hazelnut has 48 times more vitamin E than flax seeds. Hazelnut has 15.03mg of vitamin E, while flax seeds have 0.31mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts 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 116% 34% 60% 176% 575% 67% 124% 0% 805% 13%
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 CopperCopper +41.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +148.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +123.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.6%
Contains more IronIron +21.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +77.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +958.3%

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 21% 0.33% 301% 0% 161% 26% 34% 55% 130% 0% 36% 85% 25%
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 +950%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4748.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +230.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +72.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.985mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hazelnut Flax seeds DV% diff.
Manganese 6.175mg 2.482mg 161%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.92g 28.73g 139%
Vitamin E 15.03mg 0.31mg 98%
Monounsaturated fat 45.652g 7.527g 95%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 1.644mg 83%
Fiber 9.7g 27.3g 70%
Copper 1.725mg 1.22mg 56%
Magnesium 163mg 392mg 55%
Phosphorus 290mg 642mg 50%
Selenium 2.4µg 25.4µg 42%
Fats 60.75g 42.16g 29%
Zinc 2.45mg 4.34mg 17%
Calcium 114mg 255mg 14%
Iron 4.7mg 5.73mg 13%
Vitamin K 14.2µg 4.3µg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.8mg 3.08mg 8%
Protein 14.95g 18.29g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.563mg 0.473mg 7%
Folate 113µg 87µg 7%
Choline 45.6mg 78.7mg 6%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 0.6mg 6%
Calories 628kcal 534kcal 5%
Potassium 680mg 813mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.161mg 4%
Saturated fat 4.464g 3.663g 4%
Carbs 16.7g 28.88g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.918mg 0.985mg 1%
Sodium 0mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 7g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 4.34g 1.55g N/A
Starch 0.48g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.193mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.497mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.545mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 1.063mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.42mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.663mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.701mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.432mg 0.472mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 17% 5% 2%
Protein: 14.95 g
Fats: 60.75 g
Carbs: 16.7 g
Water: 5.31 g
Other: 2.29 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 FatsFats +44.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.9%
Contains more WaterWater +31.1%
Contains more OtherOther +62%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 79% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.464 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 45.652 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.92 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +506.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +262.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 87%
Starch: 0.48 g
Sucrose: 4.2 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 +265.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +471.4%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Hazelnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170581/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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