Flax seeds are 534 calories per 100g. Ground flax (also called flaxmeal) is what you usually want — whole flax passes through mostly undigested. A tablespoon of ground flax is 37 calories with 2g of fiber and a meaningful amount of plant-based omega-3.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical flax seeds serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at flax seeds and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreFlax Seeds has approximately 534 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 1 tbsp, ground (7g) — comes in at 37 calories.
18g of protein per 100g. That puts flax seeds at roughly 3.4g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other nuts & seeds sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With SpotWell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Flax Seeds is calorie-dense at 534 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.