Buckwheat vs Linseed: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Buckwheat

At first glance, you can see that in buckwheat is much less calories than in linseed.

Buckwheat has 343 kcal per 100g and linseed 534 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 56%.

In buckwheat and in linseed most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare buckwheat with linseed in details.

Fact 2: Buckwheat And Linseed Nutrition Difference

• Calories: linseed - 56% more than buckwheat
• Carbohydrates: buckwheat - 148% more than linseed
• Fat: linseed - 1140% more than buckwheat
• Dietary fiber: linseed - 173% more than buckwheat
• Protein: linseed - 38% more than buckwheat

Less protein in buckwheat

It is aslo easy to see see that in buckwheat is less protein than in linseed.

There is 18.3g per 100g of linseed and 13.25g per 100g of buckwheat so using simple math we can see that difference is about 38%.

More carbohydrates in buckwheat

In buckwheat is more carbohydrates than in linseed.

There is 28.8g/100g of carbohydrates in linseed and 71.5g/100g in buckwheat so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 148%.

Less fat in buckwheat

In buckwheat is less fats than in linseed.

The tables above show us that there is 42.16g/100g of fats in linseed and 3.4g/100g in buckwheat. In this case difference is about 1140%.

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