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Flax seeds vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between flax seeds and baby food

  • Flax seeds have more copper, fiber, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food covers your daily iron needs 522% more than flax seeds.
  • Baby food contains 4 times less magnesium than flax seeds. Flax seeds contain 392mg of magnesium, while baby food contains 100mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, flaxseed and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +292%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86%
Contains more CopperCopper +265.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +80.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +187.5%
Contains more IronIron +729%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
~equal in Selenium ~25.9µg

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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +186.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +102.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +239.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1087.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1587.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1027.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.074mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 5.73mg 47.5mg 522%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 34.714mg 198%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 2.717mg 197%
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 1.697g 180%
Manganese 2.482mg 108%
Copper 1.22mg 0.334mg 98%
Fiber 27.3g 7.5g 79%
Magnesium 392mg 100mg 70%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 2.438mg 66%
Fats 42.16g 4.4g 58%
Calcium 255mg 733mg 48%
Phosphorus 642mg 392mg 36%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 3.68mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.189mg 22%
Zinc 4.34mg 2.4mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 1.206g 16%
Carbs 28.88g 73.4g 15%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.769g 13%
Protein 18.29g 12.2g 12%
Potassium 813mg 437mg 11%
Folate 87µg 43µg 11%
Choline 78.7mg 23.2mg 10%
Calories 534kcal 379kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 1.074mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 1.5µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2.3mg 2%
Selenium 25.4µg 25.9µg 1%
Sodium 30mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.286mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.9%
Contains more FatsFats +858.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +154.2%
~equal in Water ~6.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +524.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1593%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.