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Flax seeds vs. Dulce de Leche — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between flax seeds and dulce de Leche

  • Dulce de Leche has less vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 136% more than dulce de Leche.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, flaxseed and Dulce de Leche.

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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 16% 75% 31% 6.4% 1.3% 22% 83% 17% 0.26% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1681.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.3%
Contains more IronIron +3270.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +30400%
Contains more ZincZinc +449.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +232.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +124000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +840.7%
~equal in Calcium ~251mg

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 8.7% 25% 4% 3% 4% 93% 3.9% 50% 3.7% 39% 3.3% 8.3% 49%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +55%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10175%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2856.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +230.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Dulce de Leche DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.375g 189%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.016mg 136%
Copper 1.22mg 0.004mg 135%
Fiber 27.3g 0g 109%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.002mg 108%
Magnesium 392mg 22mg 88%
Iron 5.73mg 0.17mg 70%
Phosphorus 642mg 193mg 64%
Fats 42.16g 7.35g 54%
Selenium 25.4µg 2.7µg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.016mg 35%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.79mg 32%
Protein 18.29g 6.84g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.405mg 19%
Folate 87µg 11µg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.21mg 18%
Potassium 813mg 350mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.31µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 2.143g 13%
Calories 534kcal 315kcal 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Carbs 28.88g 55.35g 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 74µg 8%
Sodium 30mg 129mg 4%
Saturated fat 3.663g 4.534g 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 1.3µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.835mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2.6mg 2%
Choline 78.7mg 89.1mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 6IU 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 55.35g N/A
Calcium 255mg 251mg 0%
Sugar 1.55g 49.74g N/A
Trans fat 0.364g 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%
Fructose 0g 0.32g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.009g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.131g 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
7% 7% 55% 29% 2%
Protein: 6.84 g
Fats: 7.35 g
Carbs: 55.35 g
Water: 28.71 g
Other: 1.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.4%
Contains more FatsFats +473.6%
Contains more OtherOther +112%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +91.7%
Contains more WaterWater +312.5%

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
64% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.534 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.143 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.375 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +251.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7561.3%

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
84% 3% 10% 2%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 41.77 g
Glucose: 1.7 g
Fructose: 0.32 g
Lactose: 4.92 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 1.03 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3532.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +325%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Dulce de Leche - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173461/nutrients

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

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