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Flax seeds vs. Drumstick tree — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between flax seeds and drumstick tree

  • Flax seeds are richer in vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, selenium, and zinc, while drumstick tree is higher in vitamin C.
  • Drumstick tree covers your daily vitamin C needs 156% more than flax seeds.
  • Flax seeds have 36 times more selenium than drumstick tree. Flax seeds have 25.4µg of selenium, while drumstick tree has 0.7µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seeds, flaxseed and Drumstick pods, 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 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +771.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +76.4%
Contains more IronIron +1491.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1352.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +864.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1184%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +858.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3528.6%

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 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3001.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +396.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +97.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +23400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Drumstick tree DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.003g 192%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 141mg 156%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.053mg 133%
Copper 1.22mg 0.084mg 126%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.259mg 97%
Fiber 27.3g 3.2g 96%
Phosphorus 642mg 50mg 85%
Magnesium 392mg 45mg 83%
Iron 5.73mg 0.36mg 67%
Fats 42.16g 0.2g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.7µg 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.45mg 35%
Protein 18.29g 2.1g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.12mg 27%
Calories 534kcal 37kcal 25%
Calcium 255mg 30mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.102g 19%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.033g 17%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.62mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Folate 87µg 44µg 11%
Potassium 813mg 461mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.074mg 7%
Carbs 28.88g 8.53g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.794mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 42mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 5.33g N/A
Sugar 1.55g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 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
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +771%
Contains more FatsFats +20980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +238.6%
Contains more OtherOther +282.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1167.2%

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
24% 74% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.102 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7279.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +957566.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Drumstick tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/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.