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Flax seeds vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between flax seeds and soft serve?

  • Soft serve has less vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than flax seeds.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 133% higher.
  • Flax seeds have 496 times more manganese than soft serve. Flax seeds have 2.482mg of manganese, while soft serve has 0.005mg.

We used Seeds, flaxseed and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate types in this comparison.

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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% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +359.3%
Contains more IronIron +2628.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +3966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +734.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +453.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49540%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +746.7%

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%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3255.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +885.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +377.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +202.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Soft serve DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.46g 188%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.049mg 133%
Copper 1.22mg 0.03mg 132%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.005mg 108%
Fiber 27.3g 0.7g 106%
Magnesium 392mg 12mg 90%
Phosphorus 642mg 116mg 75%
Iron 5.73mg 0.21mg 69%
Fats 42.16g 13g 45%
Selenium 25.4µg 3µg 41%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.52mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.048mg 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Protein 18.29g 4.1g 28%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Folate 87µg 9µg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.095mg 19%
Potassium 813mg 177mg 19%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Saturated fat 3.663g 7.46g 17%
Calories 534kcal 222kcal 16%
Calcium 255mg 131mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 3.49g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.506mg 10%
Choline 78.7mg 26mg 10%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0.9µg 3%
Carbs 28.88g 22.2g 2%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.61mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.182mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 61mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.8mg 0%
Net carbs 1.58g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +346.1%
Contains more FatsFats +224.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.1%
Contains more OtherOther +312.2%
Contains more WaterWater +759.2%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +115.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6145.7%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.