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Flax seeds vs. Mandarin orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flax seeds and mandarin oranges different?

  • Flax seeds are higher than mandarin oranges in vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Flax seeds cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 132% more than mandarin oranges.
  • Flax seeds contain 254 times more selenium than mandarin oranges. Flax seeds contain 25.4µg of selenium, while mandarin oranges contain 0.1µg.

Seeds, flaxseed and Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw 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 8.6% 11% 15% 5.6% 14% 1.9% 8.6% 0.26% 5.1% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +589.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +389.8%
Contains more IronIron +3720%
Contains more CopperCopper +2804.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +6100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3110%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6264.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25300%
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 89% 11% 4% 0% 15% 8.3% 7.1% 13% 18% 0% 0% 12% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +55%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2734.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +347.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +719.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +356%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +506.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +443.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +671.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4350%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Mandarin orange DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.065g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.058mg 132%
Copper 1.22mg 0.042mg 131%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.039mg 106%
Fiber 27.3g 1.8g 102%
Magnesium 392mg 12mg 90%
Phosphorus 642mg 20mg 89%
Iron 5.73mg 0.15mg 70%
Fats 42.16g 0.31g 64%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.1µg 46%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.07mg 39%
Protein 18.29g 0.81g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.078mg 30%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 26.7mg 29%
Calories 534kcal 53kcal 24%
Calcium 255mg 37mg 22%
Potassium 813mg 166mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.06g 19%
Folate 87µg 16µg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.376mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.039g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.216mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 10.2mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.036mg 10%
Carbs 28.88g 13.34g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 34µg 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0µg 4%
Fructose 0g 2.4g 3%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.2mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 11.54g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 10.58g N/A
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.018mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.011mg 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
13% 85%
Protein: 0.81 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 13.34 g
Water: 85.17 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2158%
Contains more FatsFats +13500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116.5%
Contains more OtherOther +902.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1123.7%

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
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.065 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12445%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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
57% 20% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 6.05 g
Glucose: 2.13 g
Fructose: 2.4 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +426.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +432.5%
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. Mandarin orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169105/nutrients

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

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