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Flax seeds vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flax seeds and mashed potato different?

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than mashed potato.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flax seeds is 136% higher.
  • Flax seeds contain 35 times more copper than mashed potato. While flax seeds contain 1.22mg of copper, mashed potato contains only 0.035mg.

Seeds, flaxseed and Fast foods, potato, mashed 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2513.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184.3%
Contains more IronIron +1748.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +3385.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1872.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +988.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2432.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3075%

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% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10860%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +973.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +185.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +487.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +37.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Mashed potato DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 1.342g 183%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.015mg 136%
Copper 1.22mg 0.035mg 132%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.098mg 104%
Fiber 27.3g 1.3g 104%
Magnesium 392mg 15mg 90%
Phosphorus 642mg 59mg 83%
Iron 5.73mg 0.31mg 68%
Fats 42.16g 2.82g 61%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.8µg 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.22mg 37%
Protein 18.29g 1.65g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.12mg 27%
Calcium 255mg 18mg 24%
Calories 534kcal 89kcal 22%
Folate 87µg 9µg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.72g 17%
Potassium 813mg 286mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.577g 14%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 1.08mg 13%
Choline 78.7mg 13.4mg 12%
Sodium 30mg 306mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.015mg 11%
Vitamin A 0µg 43µg 5%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Carbs 28.88g 14.65g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.42mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 5.9µg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 13.35g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.105g 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%
Fructose 0g 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g 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
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1008.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1395%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.1%
Contains more OtherOther +194.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1044%

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
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +945.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2040.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.2%

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
96%
Starch: 12.1 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.2 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1050%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +100%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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.