Ground flaxseed
USDA name: Flaxseed, ground
146 calories in 1 oz (28.3 g). Per 100 g, protein: 18 g, carbohydrates: 34.4 g, fat: 37.3 g.
Among the other records in Nut and Seed Products, per 100 g: more fiber than 98%, and more calcium than 83%.
Ground flaxseed, 1 oz
146 calories
- Protein5.1 g13% of calories
- Carbs9.7 g25% of calories
incl. 6.5 g fiber
- Fat10.6 g62% of calories
Nutrition Facts
Calories146
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. — means not reported. Estimates use the assumptions explained on this page.
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vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Biotin (B7)32% 9.6 µg
- Thiamin (B1)13% 0.15 mg
- Niacin (B3)7% 1.1 mg
- Vitamin B67% 0.11 mg
- Folate3% 11.7 µg
- Vitamin K1% 1 µg
Little or none: Vitamin E.
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Selenium70% 38.5 µg
- Copper42% 0.38 mg
- Manganese30% 0.68 mg
- Magnesium25% 105 mg
- Phosphorus13% 157 mg
- Zinc12% 1.3 mg
- Iron9% 1.6 mg
- Calcium5% 65.1 mg
- Potassium5% 225 mg
Little or none: Sodium.
Amino acids
Grams in this serving. Essential amino acids are marked •
- Glutamic acid1.4 g
- Aspartic acid0.65 g
- Arginine0.63 g
- Glycine0.39 g
- Leucine•0.39 g
- Serine0.32 g
- Valine•0.32 g
- Phenylalanine•0.32 g
- Alanine0.31 g
- Isoleucine•0.27 g
- Lysine•0.26 g
- Threonine•0.26 g
- Proline0.25 g
- Tyrosine0.16 g
- Histidine•0.15 g
- Methionine•0.11 g
- Tryptophan•0.085 g
How it compares
Against other records in Nut and Seed Products, per 100 g. Each nutrient uses only records with a value; matching values are counted separately. Percentages are rounded.
Fiber
Higher than 98%
Same value as 0 of 120 other records.
leastmostCalcium
Higher than 83%
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmostPotassium
Higher than 81%
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmostIron
Higher than 79%
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmostCarbohydrates
Higher than 74%
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmostCalories
Lower than 66%
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in ground flaxseed?
- 1 oz (28.3 g): 146 calories; protein: 5.1 g, carbohydrates: 9.7 g, fat: 10.6 g.
- How much protein is in ground flaxseed?
- 18 g per 100 g. Its estimated share of calories is 14%, using 4 kcal per gram of protein.
- How many net carbs are in ground flaxseed?
- 11.2 g per 100 g. Calculated as carbohydrate minus fiber, floored at zero.
All 59 reported nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 6.8 g |
| Energy (Atwater General Factors) | 545 kcal |
| Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) | 514 kcal |
| Nitrogen | 3.4 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 37.3 g |
| Ash | 3.5 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 34.4 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 23.1 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 230 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 5.8 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 372 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 556 mg |
| Potassium, K | 793 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 36.7 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 4.7 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 1.3 mg |
| Manganese, Mn | 2.4 mg |
| Selenium, Se | 136 µg |
| Thiamin | 0.54 mg |
| Niacin | 3.8 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.39 mg |
| Biotin | 33.8 µg |
| Folate, total | 41.5 µg |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0 mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 3.7 µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 3.3 g |
| SFA 16:0 | 1.9 g |
| SFA 18:0 | 1.2 g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 5.9 g |
| MUFA 18:1 c | 5.8 g |
| MUFA 20:1 c | 0.16 g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 24.7 g |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c | 5.3 g |
| PUFA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA) | 19.4 g |
| Tryptophan | 0.3 g |
| Threonine | 0.93 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.94 g |
| Leucine | 1.4 g |
| Lysine | 0.93 g |
| Methionine | 0.4 g |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.57 g |
| Valine | 1.1 g |
| Arginine | 2.2 g |
| Histidine | 0.51 g |
| Alanine | 1.1 g |
| Aspartic acid | 2.3 g |
| Glutamic acid | 4.8 g |
| Glycine | 1.4 g |
| Proline | 0.87 g |
| Serine | 1.1 g |
| Hydroxyproline | 0.19 g |
| Cysteine | 0.55 g |
| Daidzein | 20.2 mg |
| Genistein | 0.013 mg |
| Daidzin | 30.2 mg |
| Genistin | 1.9 mg |
| Glycitin | 31.6 mg |
Source: USDA Foundation Foods: analyzed samples with full documentation. FDC ID 2262075, published 2022-04-28. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.