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Flaxseed Calories and nutrition facts · Nuts, seeds and dried fruits

55 kcal per tbsp, whole (10.3 g)
Carbs
0.16 g
Fibre
2.8 g
Sugars
0.16 g
Protein
1.9 g
Fat
4.3 g
534 kcal per 100 g
Carbs
1.6 g
Fibre
27.3 g
Sugars
1.6 g
Protein
18.3 g
Fat
42.2 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 16% Carbs 1% Fat 83%

Flaxseed has 55 kcal per tbsp, whole (10.3 g), with 0.16 g carbs, 2.8 g fibre, 1.9 g protein and 4.3 g fat. 100 g has 534 kcal.

Share of your daily needs in one tbsp, whole

How much is too much

About 410 g of flaxseed a day reaches the EU safe upper level for copper: 5 mg, the most an adult can have every day without risk of harm. That's 39.8 × tbsp, whole (10.3 g).

Diet tags

Egg free Gluten free Lacto-ovo vegetarian Lactose free Lacto vegetarian Milk free Soy free Vegan

Last updated November 10, 2026 · Where the data comes from

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How it compares with other nuts, seeds and dried fruits

Per 100 g, against the 51 nuts, seeds and dried fruits in our catalog.

  • Calories 534 kcal · typical 348 kcal
  • Fibre 27.3 g · typical 9.5 g

    More fibre than 79% of nuts, seeds and dried fruits.

  • Potassium 813 mg · typical 660 mg
  • Protein 18.3 g · typical 8.1 g

    More protein than 71% of nuts, seeds and dried fruits.

  • Selenium 25.4 µg · typical 4.4 µg

    More selenium than 89% of nuts, seeds and dried fruits.

  • Magnesium 392 mg · typical 69 mg

    More magnesium than 88% of nuts, seeds and dried fruits.

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Nutrients in flaxseed

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Flaxseed in other food databases

The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.

Per 100 g Nutriely BLS Ciqual Swiss USDA
Energy (kcal) 534 464 521 526 534
Protein (g) 18 22 19 21* (from Ciqual) 18
Fat (g) 42 37 40 42* (from Ciqual) 42
Carbohydrates (g) 1.58 1.7 6.49 3.6* (from Ciqual) 1.58
Sugars (g) 1.55 1.21 1.64 1.4* (from Ciqual) 1.55
Fibre (g) 27 23 24 27* (from Ciqual) 27

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BLS: “Linseed/flax seed” · Ciqual: “Flaxseed, seed” · Swiss: “Linseed” · USDA: “Seeds, flaxseed”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. * Value taken from another database (Ciqual), not measured separately. Sources and licences.

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