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Flax seeds vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flax seeds and corn syrup different?

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than corn syrup.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flax seeds is 136% higher.

Seeds, flaxseed and Syrups, corn, dark are the varieties used in this article.

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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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1747.7%
Contains more IronIron +1448.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2201.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +10750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5736.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2382%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +775.9%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14845.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1688.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4182.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5155.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +491.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Corn syrup DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0g 192%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.011mg 136%
Copper 1.22mg 0.053mg 130%
Fiber 27.3g 0g 109%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.1mg 104%
Magnesium 392mg 8mg 91%
Phosphorus 642mg 11mg 90%
Iron 5.73mg 0.37mg 67%
Fats 42.16g 0g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 2.9µg 41%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.04mg 39%
Protein 18.29g 0g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.009mg 36%
Calcium 255mg 18mg 24%
Potassium 813mg 44mg 23%
Folate 87µg 0µg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.02mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.023mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0g 19%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0g 17%
Carbs 28.88g 77.59g 16%
Choline 78.7mg 13.3mg 12%
Calories 534kcal 286kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.009mg 12%
Sodium 30mg 155mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 77.59g N/A
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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +827.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.7%
Contains more WaterWater +216.2%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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.