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Water vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between water and flax seeds

  • Flax seeds have more copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, calcium, and potassium than water.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for copper is 134% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, water, tap, well and Seeds, flaxseed.

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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.
Water
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.27% 0% 0.65% 0% 0%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +7525%
Contains more ZincZinc +43300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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.
Water
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Water Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 192%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 137%
Copper 0.016mg 1.22mg 134%
Fiber 0g 27.3g 109%
Manganese 0mg 2.482mg 108%
Magnesium 1mg 392mg 93%
Phosphorus 0mg 642mg 92%
Iron 0mg 5.73mg 72%
Fats 0g 42.16g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 46%
Zinc 0.01mg 4.34mg 39%
Protein 0g 18.29g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 36%
Calories 0kcal 534kcal 27%
Calcium 3mg 255mg 25%
Potassium 0mg 813mg 24%
Folate 87µg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 19%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.663g 17%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 12%
Carbs 0g 28.88g 10%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 2%
Sodium 5mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 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-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Water
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100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +1335.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +3610%

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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. Water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175096/nutrients
  2. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/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.