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Flax seeds vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between flax seeds and watermelon?

  • Watermelon has less vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than flax seeds.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 134% higher.
  • Flax seeds have 68 times more fiber than watermelon. Flax seeds have 27.3g of fiber, while watermelon has 0.4g.

We used Seeds, flaxseed and Watermelon, raw 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3542.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +625.9%
Contains more IronIron +2287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2804.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +4240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5736.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6431.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +520%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4881.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1630.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +345.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +951.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4200%
Contains more FolateFolate +2800%
Contains more CholineCholine +1819.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Watermelon DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.05g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.033mg 134%
Copper 1.22mg 0.042mg 131%
Fiber 27.3g 0.4g 108%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.038mg 106%
Magnesium 392mg 10mg 91%
Phosphorus 642mg 11mg 90%
Iron 5.73mg 0.24mg 69%
Fats 42.16g 0.15g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.4µg 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.1mg 39%
Protein 18.29g 0.61g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.045mg 33%
Calcium 255mg 7mg 25%
Calories 534kcal 30kcal 25%
Potassium 813mg 112mg 21%
Folate 87µg 3µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.037g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.178mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.016g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.221mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 4.1mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.021mg 11%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 8.1mg 8%
Carbs 28.88g 7.55g 7%
Fructose 0g 3.36g 4%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0.1µg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.05mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 7.15g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 6.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.015mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2898.4%
Contains more FatsFats +28006.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +282.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1445.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1213.9%

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20243.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57360%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +295%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Sucrose ~1.21g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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