Flax seeds: Nutrition Facts

Flax seeds is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 568.1 kcal

Flax seeds contains 1.55 grams of total sugars, 27.3 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Flax seeds — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Flax seeds provides about 24.4% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 50.2% of the daily intake of fats and 9.3% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein18.3 g
24.4%
Fat42.2 g
50.2%
Carbs28.9 g
9.3%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Flax seeds of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.3 mg
2.1%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0.6 mg
0.7%
Vitamine B11.6 mg
133.3%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B33.1 mg
19.4%
Vitamine B478.7 mg
15.7%
Vitamine B51 mg
20.0%
Vitamine B60.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B90.1 mg
25.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Flax seeds.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium255 mg
25.5%
Iron5.7 mg
57.0%
Magnesium392 mg
98.0%
Phosphorus642 mg
91.7%
Potassium813 mg
17.3%
Sodium30 mg
2.3%
Zinc4.3 mg
39.1%
Copper1.2 mg
133.3%
Manganese2.5 mg
108.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Flax seeds.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan297 mg
3.7%
Threonine766 mg
31.9%
Isoleucine896 mg
44.8%
Leucine1.2 g
26.8%
Lysine862 mg
21.0%
Methionine370 mg
20.6%
Cystine340 mg
18.9%
Phenylalanine957 mg
21.8%
Tyrosine493 mg
11.2%
Valine1.1 g
42.9%
Arginine1.9 g
31.6%
Histidine472 mg
22.5%
Alanine925 mg
14.0%
Aspartic acid2.0 g
16.8%
Glutamic acid4.0 g
29.7%
Glycine1.2 g
35.7%
Proline806 mg
17.9%
Serine970 mg
11.7%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.235 g), isoleucine (0.896 g) and valine (1.072 g).
Flax seeds contains 3.20 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.248 g), arginine (1.925 g) and methionine (0.370 g).
Flax seeds contains 3.54 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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