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Flax seeds vs. Tomato juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between flax seeds and tomato juice?

  • Flax seeds are richer in copper, vitamin B1, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, and zinc, yet tomato juice is richer in vitamin C.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for copper is 131% higher.
  • Flax seeds have 68 times more fiber than tomato juice. Flax seeds have 27.3g of fiber, while tomato juice has 0.4g.

We used Seeds, flaxseed and Tomato juice, canned, without salt added 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 7.9% 3% 19% 15% 14% 3% 8.1% 1.3% 8.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3463.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +274.7%
Contains more IronIron +1369.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +2804.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3845.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3278.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4980%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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 234% 7.7% 6.4% 0% 25% 18% 13% 0% 16% 0% 5.8% 15% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1544%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +357.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +575.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +87%
Contains more FolateFolate +335%
Contains more CholineCholine +1057.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11583.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.32mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Tomato juice DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.027g 191%
Copper 1.22mg 0.042mg 131%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.1mg 129%
Fiber 27.3g 0.4g 108%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.068mg 105%
Magnesium 392mg 11mg 91%
Phosphorus 642mg 19mg 89%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 70.1mg 77%
Iron 5.73mg 0.39mg 67%
Fats 42.16g 0.29g 64%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.5µg 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.11mg 38%
Protein 18.29g 0.85g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.07mg 31%
Calories 534kcal 17kcal 26%
Calcium 255mg 10mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.005g 19%
Potassium 813mg 217mg 18%
Folate 87µg 20µg 17%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.019g 17%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.673mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 6.8mg 13%
Carbs 28.88g 3.53g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.078mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 23µg 3%
Fructose 0g 1.33g 2%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 2.3µg 2%
Sodium 30mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 2.58g N/A
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.32mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.022g 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% 94%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.29 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2051.8%
Contains more FatsFats +14437.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +718.1%
Contains more OtherOther +240.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1254%

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
37% 10% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +106307.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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
48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.33 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +212.5%
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. Tomato juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170545/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.