food

Ground flaxseed

18 g Protein, 23.1 g Dietary fibre, 19.4 g ALA per 100 g.

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Values below describe flaxseed, ground.

What it contains

Nutrient	per 100 g	Daily reference
Protein	18 g	—
Total fat	37.3 g	—
Water	6.8 g	—
Dietary fibre	23.1 g	—
Calcium	230 mg	24.21%
Iron	5.78 mg	36.13–52.55%
Magnesium	372 mg	106.29–124%
Phosphorus	556 mg	101.09%
Potassium	793 mg	22.66%
Sodium	36.7 mg	1.84%
Zinc	4.74 mg	29.08–76.45%
Copper	1.34 mg	83.75–103.08%
Manganese	2.4 mg	80%
Selenium	136 µg	194.29%
Alpha-tocopherol	0 mg	0%
Thiamin	0.54 mg	—
Niacin	3.76 mg	—
Vitamin B-6	0.39 mg	23.12–24.56%
Biotin	33.8 µg	84.5%
Folate, total	41.4 µg	—
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	3.68 µg	5.26%
Total saturated fatty acids	3.28 g	—
Total monounsaturated fatty acids	5.94 g	—
Total polyunsaturated fatty acids	24.7 g	—
Linoleic acid	5.26 g	—
ALA	19.4 g	—

Values describe this food and preparation. An unreported nutrient is not a measured zero. The source record is available in References.

How the percentages are calculated

Percentages compare 100 g of this food with EFSA adult daily references. Ranges reflect different adult reference groups, not measurement uncertainty. A dash means there is no compatible comparison; it does not mean zero. These are not personal targets.

Calcium: 950 mg/day (population reference intake). Healthy European adults aged 25 years and over.
Iron: 11–16 mg/day (population reference intake). Healthy European adults; men and postmenopausal women / premenopausal women.
Magnesium: 300–350 mg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults; women / men.
Phosphorus: 550 mg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults.
Potassium: 3500 mg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults.
Sodium: 2 g/day (safe and adequate intake). Healthy European adults, including pregnant and lactating women.
Zinc: 6.2–16.3 mg/day (population reference intake). Healthy European adults; range across sex and phytate-intake categories.
Copper: 1.3–1.6 mg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults; women / men.
Manganese: 3 mg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults.
Selenium: 70 µg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults.
Vitamin E: 11–13 mg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults; women / men; alpha-tocopherol.
Vitamin B1 (thiamin): 0.1 mg/MJ (population reference intake). Healthy European adults. USDA food values are mass per 100 g, so an energy-based PRI cannot be divided into them without an energy intake denominator.
Vitamin B3 (niacin): 1.6 mg NE/MJ (population reference intake). Healthy European adults. USDA reports niacin mass per 100 g; an energy-based niacin-equivalent PRI is not the same definition.
Vitamin B6: 1.6–1.7 mg/day (population reference intake). Healthy European adults; women / men.
Vitamin B7 (biotin): 40 µg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults.
Vitamin B9 (folate): 330 µg DFE/day (population reference intake). Healthy European adults. This comparison requires the USDA folate DFE field. Total folate in µg is not interchangeable with dietary folate equivalents.
Vitamin K: 70 µg/day (adequate intake). Healthy European adults; phylloquinone.

The EFSA guidance and food record are linked in References below.

A closer look

About these measurements

USDA FoodData Central entry 2262075, Foundation, release usda-foundation-2026-04. Amounts are reported per 100 g for the named food and preparation. A value of zero means the source reported zero; an unlisted nutrient may simply not have been measured.

References

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