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Flax seeds vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between flax seeds and icing

  • Flax seeds are richer than icing in vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 136% more than icing.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seeds, flaxseed and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2291.2%
Contains more IronIron +3481.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +6100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3466.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25300%

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%
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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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1690.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +987.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +3321.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +393.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +202.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 7.951g 139%
Copper 1.22mg 0mg 136%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.01mg 136%
Fiber 27.3g 0g 109%
Manganese 2.482mg 0mg 108%
Magnesium 392mg 1mg 93%
Phosphorus 642mg 18mg 89%
Iron 5.73mg 0.16mg 70%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.1µg 46%
Fats 42.16g 16.23g 40%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.07mg 39%
Protein 18.29g 0g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0mg 36%
Calcium 255mg 3mg 25%
Potassium 813mg 34mg 23%
Folate 87µg 8µg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.055mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.22mg 18%
Choline 78.7mg 2.3mg 14%
Carbs 28.88g 67.89g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.302mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 1.53mg 8%
Sodium 30mg 184mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 4.86g 7%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 13µg 7%
Calories 534kcal 418kcal 6%
Saturated fat 3.663g 2.974g 3%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 63.1g 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
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +159.8%
Contains more OtherOther +358%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +135.1%
Contains more WaterWater +116.5%

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
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +261.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.8%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.