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Flax seeds vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flax seeds and lime different?

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than lime.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flax seeds is 135% higher.
  • Flax seeds contain 310 times more manganese than lime. While flax seeds contain 2.482mg of manganese, lime contains only 0.008mg.

Seeds, flaxseed and Limes, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +672.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +697.1%
Contains more IronIron +855%
Contains more CopperCopper +1776.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3845.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3466.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30925%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6250%
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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +705%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1440%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +353.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +616.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +987.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +1443.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Lime DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.055g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.03mg 135%
Copper 1.22mg 0.065mg 128%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.008mg 108%
Fiber 27.3g 2.8g 98%
Magnesium 392mg 6mg 92%
Phosphorus 642mg 18mg 89%
Fats 42.16g 0.2g 65%
Iron 5.73mg 0.6mg 64%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.4µg 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.11mg 38%
Protein 18.29g 0.7g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.043mg 33%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 29.1mg 32%
Calories 534kcal 30kcal 25%
Calcium 255mg 33mg 22%
Potassium 813mg 102mg 21%
Folate 87µg 8µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.019g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.2mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.022g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.217mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 5.1mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.02mg 11%
Carbs 28.88g 10.54g 6%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0.6µg 3%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.22mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 1.69g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.002mg 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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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2512.9%
Contains more FatsFats +20980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +174%
Contains more OtherOther +1136.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1168.1%

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
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39515.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52136.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.