Flaxseed leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Flaxseed comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Cashews, dry roasted for more iron.
Pick Flaxseed for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy574 kcal534 kcal
- Proteinmore is better15.31 g18.29 gWIN
- Carbohydrate32.69 g28.88 g
- Fibermore is better3 g27.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better5.01 g1.55 gWIN
- Total fat46.35 g42.16 g
- Saturated fatless is better9.16 g3.66 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better640 mg30 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better565 mg813 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better45 mg255 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN6 mg5.73 mg
- Magnesiummore is better260 mg392 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.6 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

