Flaxseed vs Almonds: All Nutritional Differences

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Less Calories in Flaxseed

At first glance, you can see that in flaxseed is just a little less calories than in almonds.

Flaxseed has 534 kcal per 100g and almonds 579 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 8%.

In flaxseed and in almonds most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare flaxseed with almonds in details.

Flaxseed And Almonds Nutrition Difference

• Calories:
  almonds - 8% more than flaxseed
• Carbohydrates:
  flaxseed - 34% more than almonds
• Fat:
  almonds - 18% more than flaxseed
• Dietary fiber:
  flaxseed - 118% more than almonds
• Protein:
  almonds - 16% more than flaxseed

Less protein in flaxseed

It is aslo easy to see see that in flaxseed is less protein than in almonds.

There is 21.15g per 100g of almonds and 18.29g per 100g of flaxseed so using simple math we can see that difference is about 16%.

More carbohydrates in flaxseed

In flaxseed is more carbohydrates than in almonds.

There is 21.55g/100g of carbohydrates in almonds and 28.88g/100g in flaxseed so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 34%.

Less fat in flaxseed

In flaxseed is less fats than in almonds.

The tables above show us that there is 49.93g/100g of fats in almonds and 42.16g/100g in flaxseed. In this case difference is about 18%.