Flaxseed

Seeds, flaxseed
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USDA Category
Nut and Seed Products
Food Groups
Diets
Vegetarian Vegan Pescatarian
Nutrient Count
115
Non-Zero Nutrient Count
78

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Nutrition Data

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General
Weight 18.73 g
Energy 100 kcal
Carbohydrate 5.41 g
Fat 7.9 g
Protein 3.43 g
Water 1.3 g
Non-Water 17.42 g
Fiber 5.1 g
Ash 0.7 g
Alcohol 0 g
Caffeine 0 mg
Theobromine 0 mg

* % based on Daily Value targets

Energy from
Carbohydrate
20 kcal
Starch
- kcal
Sugars
20 kcal
Fat
67 kcal
Saturated Fat
6 kcal
Monounsaturated Fat
12 kcal
Polyunsaturated Fat
46 kcal
Protein
13 kcal

* % based on Daily Value targets

Composite
Amino Acid Score
64.91 %
Micronutrients
5.18 %
Vitamins
3.52 %
B Vitamins
5.57 %
Fat Soluble Vitamins
0.26 %
Minerals
6.79 %
Electrolytes
6.16 %

* % based on Daily Value targets

Minerals
Calcium (3.7%) 48 mg
Iron (6.0%) 1.07 mg
Magnesium (17.5%) 73 mg
Phosphorus (9.6%) 120 mg
Potassium (3.2%) 152 mg
Sodium (0.2%) 6 mg
Zinc (7.4%) 0.81 mg
Copper (25.4%) 0.228 mg
Manganese (20.2%) 0.465 mg
Selenium (8.6%) 4.8 μg
Fluoride - μg

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Vitamins
Vitamin B1 (25.7%) 0.308 mg
Vitamin B2 (2.3%) 0.03 mg
Vitamin B3 (3.6%) 0.577 mg
Vitamin B5 (3.7%) 0.184 mg
Vitamin B6 (5.2%) 0.089 mg
Vitamin B12 (0.0%) 0 μg
Folate (4.1%) 16 μg DFE
Folate, food 16 μg
Folic acid 0 μg
Vitamin C (0.1%) 0.1 mg
Choline (2.7%) 14.7 mg
Betaine 0.6 mg
Vitamin A 0 IU
Vitamin A (0.0%) 0 μg RAE
Retinol 0 μg
Beta-Carotene 0 μg
Alpha-Carotene 0 μg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin 0 μg
Lycopene 0 μg
Lutein and zeaxanthin 122 μg
Vitamin D 0 IU
Vitamin D (0.0%) 0 μg
Vitamin D2 - μg
Vitamin D3 - μg
Vitamin E 3.86 mg
Alpha-Tocopherol (0.4%) 0.06 mg
Beta-Tocopherol 0 mg
Gamma-Tocopherol 3.74 mg
Delta-Tocopherol 0.07 mg
Alpha-Tocotrienol 0 mg
Beta-Tocotrienol 0 mg
Gamma-Tocotrienol 0 mg
Delta-Tocotrienol 0 mg
Vitamin K (0.7%) 0.8 μg
Vitamin K1 0.8 μg
Vitamin K1 Hydrogenated 0 μg
Vitamin K2 MK-4 - μg

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Protein
Protein 3.43 g
Alanine 0.173 g
Arginine 0.36 g
Aspartic acid 0.383 g
Cystine 0.064 g
Glutamic acid 0.756 g
Glycine 0.234 g
Histidine 0.088 g
Isoleucine 0.168 g
Leucine 0.231 g
Lysine 0.161 g
Methionine 0.069 g
Phenylalanine 0.179 g
Proline 0.151 g
Serine 0.182 g
Threonine 0.143 g
Tryptophan 0.056 g
Tyrosine 0.092 g
Valine 0.201 g
Hydroxyproline 0.033 g

* % based on Daily Value targets

Carbohydrates
Carbohydrate 5.41 g
Net Carbohydrate
0.3 g
Fiber 5.1 g
Starch - g
Sugars 0.29 g
Sucrose 0.22 g
Glucose 0.07 g
Fructose 0 g
Lactose 0 g
Maltose 0 g
Galactose 0 g

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Lipids
Fat 7.9 g
Saturated Fat 0.686 g
Butyric Acid 0 g
Caproic Acid 0 g
Caprylic Acid 0 g
Capric Acid 0 g
Lauric Acid 0 g
Tridecylic Acid - g
Myristic Acid 0.001 g
Pentadecylic Acid 0.001 g
Palmitic Acid 0.405 g
Margaric Acid 0.003 g
Stearic Acid 0.249 g
Arachidic Acid 0.01 g
Behenic Acid 0.01 g
Lignoceric Acid 0.006 g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.41 g
Myristoleic Acid - g
Pentadecenoic Acid - g
16:1 undifferentiated 0.004 g
Palmitoleic Acid - g
16:1 trans - g
Heptadecenoic Acid - g
18:1 undifferentiated 1.378 g
Oleic Acid - g
18:1 trans - g
Vaccenic Acid - g
Gadoleic Acid 0.013 g
22:1 undifferentiated 0.002 g
Erucic Acid - g
22:1 trans - g
Nervonic Acid 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.38 g
18:2 undifferentiated 1.105 g
Linoleic Acid - g
CLA - g
18:2 (mixed isomers) - g
18:2 trans, not further defined - g
18:2 trans, trans - g
18:3 undifferentiated 4.272 g
Alpha-linolenic Acid - g
Gamma-linolenic Acid - g
18:3 (mixed isomers) - g
Parinaric Acid 0 g
Eicosadienoic Acid 0.001 g
20:3 undifferentiated - g
20:3 (n-3) - g
20:3 (n-6) - g
20:4 undifferentiated 0 g
Arachidonic - g
EPA 0 g
21:5 - g
22:4 - g
DPA 0 g
DHA 0 g
Trans Fat - g
Monoenoic Trans Fat - g
Polyenoic Trans Fat - g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Phytosterols - mg
Stigmasterol 2 mg
Campesterol 8 mg
Beta-Sitosterol 17 mg

* % based on Daily Value targets

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