Flaxseed vs Egg: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Flaxseed has 534 kcal and Egg has 143 kcal, so Egg has 73% fewer calories.

Flaxseed has more protein (18.3 g vs 12.6 g). Flaxseed has more fiber (27.3 g vs 0 g). Flaxseed has more fat (42.2 g vs 9.51 g). Relative to calories, Egg is the better protein source (8.78 g vs 3.43 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Flaxseed - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Flaxseed - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Flaxseed
Serving size:
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standard serving size (7g)tablespoon (7g)cup (168g)half cup (84g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Egg
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one egg (60g)
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Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Flaxseed vs Egg 100g Compare


per 100gFlaxseedEgg
Calories534 143
Carbohydrates28.88 g0.72 g
Fat42.16 g9.51 g
Protein18.29 g12.56 g
Water6.96 g76.15 g
Calcium255 mg56 mg
Iron5.73 mg1.75 mg
Magnessium392 mg12 mg
Potassium813 mg138 mg
Sodium30 mg142 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)1.644 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.161 mg0.457 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)3.08 mg0.075 mg
Vitaminium B60.473 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.087 µg0.047 µg
Vitaminium E0.31 mg1.05 mg

More Calories in Flaxseed

At first glance, you can see that in flaxseed is much more calories than in egg.

Flaxseed has 534 kcal per 100g and egg 143 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 273%.

In flaxseed and in egg most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare flaxseed with egg in details.

Flaxseed 100g

534kcal

Calories source

  • 20% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 67% FAT

Egg 100g

143kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS
  • 36% PROTEIN
  • 62% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.