Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
passion fruit
versus
flaxseeds
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in passion fruit and flaxseeds:
Flaxseed is high in calories and passion fruit has 82% less calories than flaxseed - passion fruit has 97 calories per 100 grams and flaxseed has 534 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, passion fruit is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to flaxseeds per calorie. Passion fruit has a macronutrient ratio of 8:86:6 and for flaxseeds, 13:21:66 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Passion Fruit | Flaxseeds | |
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Protein | 8% | 13% |
Carbohydrates | 86% | 21% |
Fat | 6% | 66% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Passion fruit and flaxseeds contain similar amounts of carbs - passion fruit has 23.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and flaxseed has 28.9g of carbohydrates.
Both passion fruit and flaxseeds are high in dietary fiber. Flaxseed has 163% more dietary fiber than passion fruit - passion fruit has 10.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and flaxseed has 27.3g of dietary fiber.
Flaxseed has 6.2 times less sugar than passion fruit - passion fruit has 11.2g of sugar per 100 grams and flaxseed has 1.6g of sugar.
Flaxseed is an excellent source of protein and it has 731% more protein than passion fruit - passion fruit has 2.2g of protein per 100 grams and flaxseed has 18.3g of protein.
Passion fruit has signficantly less saturated fat than flaxseed - passion fruit has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and flaxseed has 3.7g of saturated fat.
Passion fruit is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 49 times more Vitamin C than flaxseed - passion fruit has 30mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and flaxseed has 0.6mg of Vitamin C.
Passion fruit has more Vitamin A than flaxseed - passion fruit has 64ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and flaxseed does not contain significant amounts.
Passion fruit and flaxseeds contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - passion fruit has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and flaxseed has 0.31mg of Vitamin E.
Passion fruit and flaxseeds contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - passion fruit has 0.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and flaxseed has 4.3ug of Vitamin K.
Flaxseed has more thiamin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both passion fruit and flaxseeds contain significant amounts of riboflavin and niacin.
Passion Fruit | Flaxseeds | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 1.644 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.13 MG | 0.161 MG |
Niacin | 1.5 MG | 3.08 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.985 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.1 MG | 0.473 MG |
Folate | 14 UG | 87 UG |
Flaxseed is an excellent source of calcium and it has 20 times more calcium than passion fruit - passion fruit has 12mg of calcium per 100 grams and flaxseed has 255mg of calcium.
Flaxseed is an excellent source of iron and it has 258% more iron than passion fruit - passion fruit has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and flaxseed has 5.7mg of iron.
Both passion fruit and flaxseeds are high in potassium. Flaxseed has 134% more potassium than passion fruit - passion fruit has 348mg of potassium per 100 grams and flaxseed has 813mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, passion fruit has more beta-carotene than flaxseed per 100 grams, however, flaxseed contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than passion fruit per 100 grams.
Passion Fruit | Flaxseeds | |
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beta-carotene | 743 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 651 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, flaxseed has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than passion fruit per 100 grams.
Passion Fruit | Flaxseeds | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.001 G | 22.813 G |
Total | 0.001 G | 22.813 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, flaxseed has more linoleic acid than passion fruit per 100 grams.
Passion Fruit | Flaxseeds | |
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linoleic acid | 0.41 G | 5.903 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.007 G |
Total | 0.41 G | 5.91 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Passion Fruit (Passion-fruit, (granadilla), purple, raw) and Flaxseeds (Seeds, flaxseed) .
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