Flaxseed leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Flaxseed: 100 g · Pistachios, dry roasted: 100 g.
The verdict
Flaxseed comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Flaxseed for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Pistachios, dry roasted for more protein, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy534 kcal569 kcal
- Proteinmore is better18.29 g21.05 gWIN
- Carbohydrate28.88 g27.55 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN27.3 g10.3 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.55 g7.74 g
- Total fat42.16 g45.82 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN3.66 g5.65 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN30 mg428 mg
- Potassiummore is better813 mg1007 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN255 mg107 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN5.73 mg4.03 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN392 mg109 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.6 mg3 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.

