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Flax seeds vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between flax seeds and bell peppers

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, and zinc, while bell peppers have more vitamin C.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 132% more than bell peppers.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seeds, flaxseed and Peppers, sweet, green, raw.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +364.6%
Contains more IronIron +1585.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1748.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3238.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3110%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1934.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2784.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +541.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +894.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +770%
Contains more CholineCholine +1330.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +72.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Bell pepper DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.062g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.057mg 132%
Copper 1.22mg 0.066mg 128%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.122mg 103%
Fiber 27.3g 1.7g 102%
Magnesium 392mg 10mg 91%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 80.4mg 89%
Phosphorus 642mg 20mg 89%
Iron 5.73mg 0.34mg 67%
Fats 42.16g 0.17g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 0µg 46%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.13mg 38%
Protein 18.29g 0.86g 35%
Calories 534kcal 20kcal 26%
Calcium 255mg 10mg 25%
Folate 87µg 10µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.224mg 19%
Potassium 813mg 175mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.008g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.099mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.058g 16%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.48mg 16%
Choline 78.7mg 5.5mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.028mg 10%
Carbs 28.88g 4.64g 8%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 7.4µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Fructose 0g 1.12g 1%
Sodium 30mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 2.4g N/A
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.37mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.092mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.01mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2026.7%
Contains more FatsFats +24700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +522.4%
Contains more OtherOther +743.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1249%

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
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93987.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46238.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
5% 49% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.11 g
Glucose: 1.16 g
Fructose: 1.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +945.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +190%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/nutrients
  2. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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