About this food
Among the 15 foods in Nuts and seeds on this site, this food ranks 2nd for fibre and 5th for iron per 100 g.
Compared with all 155 foods on this site, its highest rankings per 100 g are for magnesium (2nd of 154) and fibre (2nd of 153).
It is 7% water by weight.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Calories | 534 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.3 g |
| Fat | 42.2 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.7 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 7.5 g |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 28.7 g |
| Trans fat | Not reported |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 28.9 g |
| Fibre | 27.3 g |
| Sugars | 1.6 g |
| Sucrose | 1.1 g |
| Glucose | 0.4 g |
| Fructose | 0 g |
| Lactose | 0 g |
| Maltose | 0 g |
| Galactose | 0 g |
| Calcium | 255 mg |
|---|---|
| Iron | 5.7 mg |
| Magnesium | 392 mg |
| Phosphorus | 642 mg |
| Potassium | 813 mg |
| Sodium | 30 mg |
| Zinc | 4.3 mg |
| Copper | 1.2 mg |
| Manganese | 2.5 mg |
| Selenium | 25.4 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0.6 mg |
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| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.6 mg |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.16 mg |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.1 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.98 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.47 mg |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 87 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Choline | 78.7 mg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.31 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin K | 4.3 µg |
| Water | 7 g |
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Amino acids
| Tryptophan | 0.3 g |
|---|---|
| Threonine | 0.77 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.9 g |
| Leucine | 1.2 g |
| Lysine | 0.86 g |
| Methionine | 0.37 g |
| Cystine | 0.34 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.96 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.49 g |
| Valine | 1.1 g |
| Arginine | 1.9 g |
| Histidine | 0.47 g |
| Alanine | 0.93 g |
| Aspartic acid | 2 g |
| Glutamic acid | 4 g |
| Glycine | 1.3 g |
| Proline | 0.81 g |
| Serine | 0.97 g |
Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169414, "Seeds, flaxseed". Values per 100 g.