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Russian dressing vs. Flaxseed oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between russian dressing and flaxseed oil

  • Russian dressing has more vitamin K, vitamin E, and carbs; however, flaxseed oil has more fats, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Flaxseed oil's daily need coverage for fats is 112% more.
  • Russian dressing has 189 times more sodium than flaxseed oil. Russian dressing has 1133mg of sodium, while flaxseed oil has 6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Salad dressing, russian dressing and Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed.

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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 7.1% 3.9% 15% 23% 19% 6% 8.6% 148% 8.2% 8.7%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +458.1%
Contains more IronIron +76.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +123.8%

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 20% 0% 9.7% 66% 7.3% 11% 11% 24% 22% 0% 134% 3.8%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +367.6%
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 +1527.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Russian dressing Flaxseed oil DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA) 48.93g 3058%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.83g 64.876g 334%
Fats 26.18g 99.01g 112%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 15.679g 92%
Sodium 1133mg 6mg 49%
Vitamin K 53.7µg 3.3µg 42%
Monounsaturated fat 5.928g 20.634g 37%
Saturated fat 2.39g 9.047g 30%
Calories 355kcal 878kcal 26%
Vitamin E 3.32mg 0.71mg 17%
Carbs 31.9g 0.39g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 7%
Potassium 173mg 31mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.046mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 4%
Iron 0.6mg 0.34mg 3%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Vitamin A 29µg 3%
Manganese 0.063mg 0.141mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 2%
Protein 0.69g 0.37g 1%
Magnesium 10mg 15mg 1%
Copper 0.058mg 0.067mg 1%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.31mg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 27mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Choline 4.6mg 1%
Weight per 100 calories 28g 11g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 8.7 9.5 N/A
Net carbs 31.2g 0.39g N/A
Calcium 13mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 17.68g N/A
Trans fat 0.17g 0.184g N/A
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
26% 32% 39% 3%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 26.18 g
Carbs: 31.9 g
Water: 38.53 g
Other: 2.7 g
99%
Protein: 0.37 g
Fats: 99.01 g
Carbs: 0.39 g
Water: 0.16 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +86.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8079.5%
Contains more WaterWater +23981.3%
Contains more FatsFats +278.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 26% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.39 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.928 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.83 g
10% 22% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 20.634 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 64.876 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +248.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +337.5%

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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. Russian dressing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171005/nutrients
  2. Flaxseed oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171442/nutrients

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

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