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Flaxseed oil vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between flaxseed oil and tomato paste

  • Flaxseed oil has more fats; however, tomato paste is higher in copper, iron, potassium, vitamin E, protein, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin K.
  • Flaxseed oil covers your daily need for fats 152% more than tomato paste.
  • Flaxseed oil has 90 times more saturated fat than tomato paste. While flaxseed oil has 9.047g of saturated fat, tomato paste has only 0.1g.
  • The glycemic index of tomato paste is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 2.7% 2.7% 13% 22% 8.5% 12% 0.78% 18% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +180%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3171%
Contains more IronIron +776.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +444.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +103.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +207.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +114.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 73% 0% 25% 86% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +505.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +245.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flaxseed oil Tomato paste DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA) 48.93g 3058%
Polyunsaturated fat 64.876g 0.16g 431%
Fats 99.01g 0.47g 152%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 15.679g 92%
Monounsaturated fat 20.634g 0.067g 51%
Saturated fat 9.047g 0.1g 41%
Calories 878kcal 82kcal 40%
Iron 0.34mg 2.98mg 33%
Copper 0.067mg 0.365mg 33%
Potassium 31mg 1014mg 29%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 24%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 4.3mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 17%
Fiber 4.1g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 12%
Selenium 5.3µg 10%
Protein 0.37g 4.32g 8%
Phosphorus 27mg 83mg 8%
Vitamin A 76µg 8%
Manganese 0.141mg 0.302mg 7%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 11.4µg 7%
Choline 38.5mg 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Carbs 0.39g 18.91g 6%
Magnesium 15mg 42mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 5%
Calcium 9mg 36mg 3%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.63mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 3%
Folate 12µg 3%
Sodium 6mg 59mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 0.04g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 23730kcal 190kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 11g 122g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 9.5 2.3 N/A
Net carbs 0.39g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Trans fat 0.184g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid) 0.077g N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid) 0.026g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.034g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 99.01 g
Carbs: 0.39 g
Water: 0.16 g
Other: 0.07 g
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +20966%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1067.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4748.7%
Contains more WaterWater +45837.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 22% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 20.634 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 64.876 g
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30697%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40447.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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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. Flaxseed oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171442/nutrients
  2. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/nutrients

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

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