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Flax seeds vs. Chocolate milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between flax seeds and chocolate milk

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than chocolate milk.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 134% more.
  • Flax seeds contain 34 times more fiber than chocolate milk. Flax seeds contain 27.3g of fiber, while chocolate milk contains 0.8g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, flaxseed and Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2915.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +386.8%
Contains more IronIron +2287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1776.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +958.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +535.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3123.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1236.8%

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4343.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2364%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1082.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1333.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1640%
Contains more CholineCholine +362.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Chocolate milk DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.124g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.037mg 134%
Copper 1.22mg 0.065mg 128%
Fiber 27.3g 0.8g 106%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.077mg 105%
Magnesium 392mg 13mg 90%
Phosphorus 642mg 101mg 77%
Iron 5.73mg 0.24mg 69%
Fats 42.16g 3.39g 60%
Selenium 25.4µg 1.9µg 43%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.41mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.04mg 33%
Protein 18.29g 3.17g 30%
Calories 534kcal 83kcal 23%
Folate 87µg 5µg 21%
Potassium 813mg 167mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.125mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.99g 16%
Calcium 255mg 112mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.33µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.295mg 14%
Choline 78.7mg 17mg 11%
Saturated fat 3.663g 2.104g 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 51IU 6%
Carbs 28.88g 10.34g 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0.3µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 27µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.07mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 60mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.9mg 0%
Net carbs 1.58g 9.54g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 9.54g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.162mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.3mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.164mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.208mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.096mg 0%
Caffeine 0mg 1mg 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
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +477%
Contains more FatsFats +1143.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +179.3%
Contains more OtherOther +363.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1082.5%

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 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +660.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23069.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.6%

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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 milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.