Flax Nutritional Information
Flax Nutritional Information Table
There are SO MANY Benefits of Flax seed!!
For such a Small, unassuming seed, Golden Flax seed has so many benefits: fighting Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Diabetes, Cancer, Constipation, Inflammation + Arthritis, Menopausal symptoms including Hot Flashes, and Depression.
Flax has Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Protein, Lignans, Fiber, and many vitamins and minerals.
The USDA analysis of Flax Nutritional Information is helpful to see the many benefits for this tiny seed!
Nutritional composition of flax seed:
Nutrients Nutrient measurement unit Amount of nutrient per 100 g of flax seed Water g
6.96
Energy kcal
534
Energy kj
2234
***Protein g
18.29
***Total lipid (fat) g
42.16
Ash g
3.72
Carbohydrate, by difference g
28.88
Fiber, total dietary g
27.3
Sugars, total g
1.55
Sucrose g
1.15
Glucose (dextrose) g
0.40
Fructose g
0.00
Lactose g
0.00
Maltose g
0.00
Galactose g
0.00
Minerals Calcium, Ca mg
255
Iron, Fe mg
5.73
Magnesium, Mg mg
392
Phosphorus, P mg
642
Potassium, K mg
813
Sodium, Na mg
30
Zinc, Zn mg
4.34
Copper, Cu mg
1.220
Manganese, Mn mg
2.482
***Selenium, Se mcg
25.4
Vitamins Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg
0.6
Thiamin mg
1.644
Riboflavin mg
0.161
Niacin mg
3.080
Pantothenic acid mg
0.985
Vitamin B-6 mg
0.473
Folate, total mcg
87
Folic acid mcg
0
Folate, food mcg
87
Folate, DFE mcg_DFE
87
Vitamin B-12 mcg
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added mcg
0.00
Vitamin A, IU IU
0
Vitamin A, RAE mcg_RAE
0
Retinol mcg
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) mg
0.31
Vitamin E, added mg
0.00
Tocopherol, beta mg
0.00
Tocopherol, gamma mg
19.95
Tocopherol, delta mg
0.35
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) mcg
4.3
Lipids ***Fatty acids, total saturated g
3.663
4:0 g
0.000
6:0 g
0.000
8:0 g
0.000
10:0 g
0.000
12:0 g
0.000
14:0 g
0.008
15:0 g
0.005
16:0 g
2.165
17:0 g
0.018
18:0 g
1.330
20:0 g
0.052
22:0 g
0.052
24:0 g
0.031
***Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g
7.527
16:1 undifferentiated g
0.024
18:1 undifferentiated g
7.359
20:1 g
0.067
22:1 undifferentiated g
0.013
24:1 c g
0.064
***Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g
28.730
18:2 undifferentiated g
5.903
18:3 undifferentiated g
22.813
18:4 g
0.000
20:2 n-6 c,c g
0.007
20:4 undifferentiated g
0.000
20:5 n-3 g
0.000
22:5 n-3 g
0.000
22:6 n-3 g
0.000
***Cholesterol mg
0
Amino acids Tryptophan g
0.297
Threonine g
0.766
Isoleucine g
0.896
Leucine g
1.235
Lysine g
0.862
Methionine g
0.370
Cystine g
0.340
Phenylalanine g
0.957
Tyrosine g
0.493
Valine g
1.072
***Arginine g
1.925
Histidine g
0.472
Alanine g
0.925
Aspartic acid g
2.046
Glutamic acid g
4.039
Glycine g
1.248
Proline g
0.806
Serine g
0.970
Hydroxyproline g
0.175
Other Alcohol, ethyl g
0.0
Caffeine mg
0
Theobromine mg
0
Carotene, beta mcg
0
Carotene, alpha mcg
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta mcg
0
Lycopene mcg
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin mcg
651
Flax Nutritional Information on flax seed source:
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21 (2008)
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