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Flax seeds vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flax seeds and eggplant different?

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than eggplant.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flax seeds is 134% higher.
  • Flax seeds contain 85 times more selenium than eggplant. While flax seeds contain 25.4µg of selenium, eggplant contains only 0.3µg.

Seeds, flaxseed and Eggplant, raw 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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255%
Contains more IronIron +2391.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1406.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2612.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2575%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +969.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8366.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4115.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +335.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +374.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +250.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +463.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +295.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +1040.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Eggplant DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.076g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.039mg 134%
Copper 1.22mg 0.081mg 127%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.232mg 98%
Fiber 27.3g 3g 97%
Magnesium 392mg 14mg 90%
Phosphorus 642mg 24mg 88%
Iron 5.73mg 0.23mg 69%
Fats 42.16g 0.18g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.3µg 46%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.16mg 38%
Protein 18.29g 0.98g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.084mg 30%
Calcium 255mg 9mg 25%
Calories 534kcal 25kcal 25%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.016g 19%
Potassium 813mg 229mg 17%
Folate 87µg 22µg 16%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.034g 16%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.649mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.281mg 14%
Choline 78.7mg 6.9mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.037mg 10%
Carbs 28.88g 5.88g 8%
Fructose 0g 1.54g 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 3.5µg 1%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 3.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1766.3%
Contains more FatsFats +23322.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +391.2%
Contains more OtherOther +462.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1226.1%

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46943.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +37702.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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
8% 47% 46%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.26 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 1.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +342.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +295%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.