All ingredients

Nuts & seeds

Flaxseed

Photograph of flaxseed
Photo: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy
534 kcal
Protein
18.3 g
Total fat
42.2 g
Carbohydrate
28.9 g
Fiber
27.3 g
Sugars
1.6 g
Sodium
30 mg

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2018). Food: Seeds, flaxseed (FDC 169414)

Cost

Producer price, Kazakhstan
$0.40 per kg

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices (PP), annual, USD per tonne. Item: Linseed, Kazakhstan, 2024. Converted from USD per tonne.

Sustainability per kg

Greenhouse gas emissions
3.52 kg CO2e
Land use (soil quality index)
628 Pt
Water use (scarcity-weighted)
2.23 m³ world-eq

Source: ADEME AGRIBALYSE 3.1, synthesis table (data updated Feb 27, 2025). Product: "Flaxseed" (AGRIBALYSE 15034), at the point of sale. EF 3.1 indicators.

Regulatory: allergen labeling

US major food allergen
No
EU allergen (Annex II)
No

Source: FDA major food allergens (FALCPA, FASTER Act 2021); EU Regulation 1169/2011 Annex II

Supply chain: top producing countries

  1. 1Russia1.2M t39.2%
  2. 2Kazakhstan760K t25.2%
  3. 3China280K t9.3%

World production 3.0M t, 2024.

Source: FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), production quantity. Item: Linseed.

Most common product types

  1. j394 products
  2. cereal372 products
  3. Cereal357 products

3,688 of 281,582 branded products list flaxseed in their ingredient statement.

Source: Journey Foods product database: USDA FoodData Central Branded Foods records (public_verified), ingredient statements. Counted by USDA branded food category.

This is a free sample of the ingredient database.

Full ingredient records, supplier matches and formulation tools are in the Journey Foods app and API.