Flaxseed
20 g of flaxseed is 107 kcal and mainly feeds your heart, bones and gut.
PER 20 G AS BOUGHT · 107 KCAL
The portion is the serving PeakPie's healthy kitchen standard allows for this ingredient (seeds).
What it feeds
The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.
What’s in 20 g
| NUTRIENT | AMOUNT | OF A DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 0.2mg | 27% |
| Magnesium | 78mg | 21% |
| Polyphenols | 200mg | 20% |
| Phosphorus | 128mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 5.5g | 17% |
| Selenium | 5.1mcg | 9% |
| Zinc | 0.9mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 9% |
| B6 | 0.1mg | 7% |
| Protein | 3.7g | 7% |
| Potassium | 163mg | 5% |
| Calcium |
Watch out
- Saturated fat0.7g · 4% of the UK reference intake
- Sugars0.3g · <1% of the UK reference intake
- Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake
What may be claimed
Flaxseed is a source of Calcium, Choline, Copper, Folate (B9), Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Protein, Selenium, B6, Zinc. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.
Calcium
- Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones.
- Calcium contributes to normal muscle function.
- Calcium contributes to the normal function of digestive enzymes.
- Calcium contributes to normal blood clotting.
The mineral that gives bones and teeth their hardness — and that muscles, nerves, and blood clotting borrow moment to moment.
Choline
- Choline contributes to the maintenance of normal liver function.
- Choline contributes to normal lipid metabolism.
- Choline contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
An essential nutrient your brain turns into acetylcholine — the memory neurotransmitter — and your liver uses to package and export fat.
Copper
- Copper contributes to normal function of the immune system.
- Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
- Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
A trace mineral that helps immune cells mature, moves iron around the body, and cross-links the collagen in connective tissue.
Folate (B9)
- Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
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