Water soluble

mg/100g(a)

mg/tbsp milled flax

 

 

 

Ascorbic acid / Vitamin C

0.50

0.04

Thiamin/vitamin B1

0.53

0.04

Riboflavin/vitamin B2

0.23

0.02

Niacin/nicotinic acid

3.21

0.26

Pyridoxine/viatamin B6

0.61

0.05

Pantothenic acid

0.57

0.05

 

mcg/100g

mcg/100g

Folic acid

112

9.0

Biotin

6

0.5

 

 

 

Fat soluble

 

 

Carotenes

not detected

not detected

Vitamin Eb

 

 

Alpha-tocopherol

7

0.10

Delta-tocopherol

10

0.14

Gamma-tocopherol

552

7.73

 

 

mcg/tbsp milled flax

Vitamin Kc

 

0.3

Source: http://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata)
aComposite sample of whole flax (86).
bTocopherol values represent the average of four varieties (87). The following forms of vitamin E were not detected: beta-tocopherol and alpha-, delta- and gamma-tocotrienol.
cAs phylloquinone (Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service. USDA’s National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.

Table 4: Vitamin Content in Flax.