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Flax seeds vs. Ladyfinger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between flax seeds and ladyfinger

  • Flax seeds have more copper, vitamin B1, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B6, while ladyfinger has more vitamin B12.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily need for copper, 125% more than ladyfinger.
  • Flax seeds contain 33 times more magnesium than ladyfinger. While flax seeds contain 392mg of magnesium, ladyfinger contains only 12mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seeds, flaxseed and Cookies, ladyfingers, without lemon juice and rind.

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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 8.6% 14% 10% 134% 32% 31% 74% 19% 31% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +442.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +619.5%
Contains more IronIron +60.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1184.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +280.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +271.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +934.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 56% 0% 0% 71% 99% 39% 67% 28% 94% 0% 58% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +478.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +287.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +13%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Ladyfinger DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 1.423g 182%
Copper 1.22mg 0.095mg 125%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.284mg 113%
Fiber 27.3g 1g 105%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.24mg 97%
Magnesium 392mg 12mg 90%
Cholesterol 0mg 221mg 74%
Phosphorus 642mg 173mg 67%
Fats 42.16g 9.1g 51%
Selenium 25.4µg 46%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Zinc 4.34mg 1.14mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.122mg 27%
Iron 5.73mg 3.58mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.428mg 21%
Potassium 813mg 113mg 21%
Calcium 255mg 47mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 167µg 19%
Protein 18.29g 10.6g 15%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Carbs 28.88g 59.7g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 3.745g 9%
Calories 534kcal 363kcal 9%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 2.104mg 6%
Sodium 30mg 147mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 1.116mg 3%
Folate 87µg 77µg 3%
Saturated fat 3.663g 3.022g 3%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 58.7g N/A
Sugar 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.133mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.467mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.516mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.268mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.511mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.579mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.248mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.036g N/A
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
11% 9% 60% 20%
Protein: 10.6 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 59.7 g
Water: 19.5 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.5%
Contains more FatsFats +363.3%
Contains more OtherOther +237.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +106.7%
Contains more WaterWater +180.2%

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
37% 46% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.745 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.423 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +101%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1919%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.5%

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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. Ladyfinger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172821/nutrients

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

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