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Flax seeds vs. Jelly bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flax seeds and jelly bean different?

  • Flax seeds are higher than jelly bean in vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 137% more than jelly bean.
  • Flax seeds contain 196 times more magnesium than jelly bean. Flax seeds contain 392mg of magnesium, while jelly bean contains 2mg.

Seeds, flaxseed and Candies, jellybeans types were 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 1.4% 0.9% 3.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.4% 1.7% 6.5% 4.6% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2097.3%
Contains more IronIron +4307.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +4257.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +8580%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6991.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2209.1%

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% 1% 2.5% 0.15% 0.54% 0.92% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1363.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10844.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11725%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Jelly bean DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0g 192%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.004mg 137%
Copper 1.22mg 0.028mg 132%
Fiber 27.3g 0.2g 108%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.035mg 106%
Magnesium 392mg 2mg 93%
Phosphorus 642mg 4mg 91%
Iron 5.73mg 0.13mg 70%
Fats 42.16g 0.05g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 1.1µg 44%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.05mg 39%
Protein 18.29g 0g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.004mg 36%
Calcium 255mg 3mg 25%
Potassium 813mg 37mg 23%
Carbs 28.88g 93.55g 22%
Folate 87µg 0µg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.009mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.008mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0g 17%
Choline 78.7mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.011mg 12%
Calories 534kcal 375kcal 8%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 50mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 93.35g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 70g 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
94% 6%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 93.55 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +84220%
Contains more OtherOther +3610%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +223.9%
~equal in Water ~6.3g

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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. Jelly bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167991/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.