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Flax seeds vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between flax seeds and merlot

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than merlot.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 137% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, flaxseed and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3087.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +540.2%
Contains more IronIron +1145.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +10990.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2691.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1780.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%

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%
Merlot
Merlot
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32780%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +419.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1275%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +729.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +8600%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Merlot DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 192%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.005mg 137%
Copper 1.22mg 0.011mg 134%
Fiber 27.3g 0g 109%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.132mg 102%
Magnesium 392mg 12mg 90%
Phosphorus 642mg 23mg 88%
Iron 5.73mg 0.46mg 66%
Fats 42.16g 0g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.2µg 46%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.14mg 38%
Protein 18.29g 0.07g 36%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.057mg 32%
Calcium 255mg 8mg 25%
Calories 534kcal 83kcal 23%
Folate 87µg 1µg 22%
Potassium 813mg 127mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.03mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.224mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.663g 17%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.031mg 10%
Carbs 28.88g 2.51g 9%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 0.62g 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
Merlot
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26028.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1050.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1144.1%
Contains more OtherOther +191.9%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.