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Flax seeds vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between flax seeds and yogurt?

  • Flax seeds are richer in vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and vitamin B6, yet yogurt is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 135% higher.

We used Seeds, flaxseed and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3463.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +131.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +476.6%
Contains more IronIron +8085.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +7076.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +734.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +375.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27477.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +161.9%

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%
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7047.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1380.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +197.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +650.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1142.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +421.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Yogurt DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.012g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.023mg 135%
Copper 1.22mg 0.017mg 134%
Fiber 27.3g 0g 109%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.009mg 108%
Magnesium 392mg 11mg 91%
Phosphorus 642mg 135mg 72%
Iron 5.73mg 0.07mg 71%
Fats 42.16g 0.39g 64%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.52mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.063mg 32%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Selenium 25.4µg 9.7µg 29%
Calories 534kcal 59kcal 24%
Potassium 813mg 141mg 20%
Folate 87µg 7µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.053g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.208mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.117g 16%
Protein 18.29g 10.19g 16%
Calcium 255mg 110mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.331mg 13%
Choline 78.7mg 15.1mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.278mg 9%
Carbs 28.88g 3.6g 8%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.01mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 3.24g N/A
Sodium 30mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g 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-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +79.5%
Contains more FatsFats +10710.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +702.2%
Contains more OtherOther +415.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1122.7%

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
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14101.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +239316.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%

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
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78% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.54 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.7 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.