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Flax seeds vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between flax seeds and chocolate ice cream

  • Flax seeds are richer than chocolate ice cream in vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 134% more than chocolate ice cream.
  • Flax seeds have 23 times more fiber than chocolate ice cream. Flax seeds have 27.3g of fiber, while chocolate ice cream has 1.2g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seeds, flaxseed and Ice creams, chocolate.

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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 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1251.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +226.5%
Contains more IronIron +516.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +803.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +648.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1672.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +916%

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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3814.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1262.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +760%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1333.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +443.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +249.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.41g 189%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.042mg 134%
Copper 1.22mg 0.135mg 121%
Fiber 27.3g 1.2g 104%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.14mg 102%
Magnesium 392mg 29mg 86%
Phosphorus 642mg 107mg 76%
Iron 5.73mg 0.93mg 60%
Fats 42.16g 11g 48%
Selenium 25.4µg 2.5µg 42%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.58mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.055mg 32%
Protein 18.29g 3.8g 29%
Folate 87µg 16µg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.226mg 18%
Potassium 813mg 249mg 17%
Calories 534kcal 216kcal 16%
Calcium 255mg 109mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.663g 6.8g 14%
Vitamin A 0µg 118µg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.29µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 3.21g 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 34mg 11%
Choline 78.7mg 22.5mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.554mg 9%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0.3µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.194mg 3%
Sodium 30mg 76mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.7mg 0%
Carbs 28.88g 28.2g 0%
Net carbs 1.58g 27g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 25.36g N/A
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 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
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +381.3%
Contains more FatsFats +283.3%
Contains more OtherOther +185.4%
Contains more WaterWater +700.3%
~equal in Carbs ~28.2g

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +134.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6907.3%

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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. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.