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Flax seeds vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between flax seeds and mousse

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and selenium than mousse.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 133% more.
  • Flax seeds contain 46 times more fiber than mousse. Flax seeds contain 27.3g of fiber, while mousse contains 0.6g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, flaxseed and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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%
Mousse
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1860%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +165.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +468.5%
Contains more IronIron +941.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1526.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +578.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +448.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4106.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +243.2%

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%
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3553.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2009.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +715.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +168.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +480%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Mousse DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.879g 186%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.045mg 133%
Copper 1.22mg 0.075mg 127%
Fiber 27.3g 0.6g 107%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.059mg 105%
Magnesium 392mg 20mg 89%
Phosphorus 642mg 117mg 75%
Iron 5.73mg 0.55mg 65%
Cholesterol 0mg 140mg 47%
Fats 42.16g 16g 40%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.64mg 34%
Selenium 25.4µg 7.4µg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.058mg 32%
Protein 18.29g 4.14g 28%
Saturated fat 3.663g 9.151g 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Potassium 813mg 143mg 20%
Folate 87µg 15µg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.146mg 18%
Calcium 255mg 96mg 16%
Vitamin A 0µg 140µg 16%
Calories 534kcal 225kcal 15%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.533mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 5.027g 6%
Carbs 28.88g 16.07g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.205mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 1.6µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.51mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 15.47g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 14.81g N/A
Sodium 30mg 38mg 0%
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-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g 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
Mousse
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +341.8%
Contains more FatsFats +163.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.7%
Contains more OtherOther +336.5%
Contains more WaterWater +804.3%

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
Mousse
Mousse
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3168.5%

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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.