Chia seeds vs Dried lotus seeds
In short
One serving each: 138 calories in chia seeds (1 oz, 28.3 g), 94 calories in dried lotus seeds (1 oz (42 medium seeds), 28.4 g). Most of those in dried lotus seeds come from carbohydrate.
More in chia seeds: copper (2.6×), niacin (5.5×), total fat (16×), calcium (3.9×) and 5 more. More in dried lotus seeds: potassium (3.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 oz (28.3 g) · 4.7 g protein · 11.9 g carbs (0.44 g sugars) · 8.7 g fat
1 oz (42 medium seeds) (28.4 g) · 4.4 g protein · 18.3 g carbs · 0.56 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper29% vs 11%
0.26 mg vs 0.099 mg
- Niacin (B3)16% vs 3%
2.5 mg vs 0.45 mg
- Total fat11% vs 1%
8.7 g vs 0.56 g
- Calcium14% vs 4%
179 mg vs 46.2 mg
- Zinc12% vs 3%
1.3 mg vs 0.3 mg
- Magnesium23% vs 14%
94.8 mg vs 59.5 mg
- Iron12% vs 6%
2.2 mg vs 1 mg
- Potassium2% vs 8%
115 mg vs 388 mg
- Phosphorus19% vs 14%
243 mg vs 177 mg
- Saturated fatlimit5% vs <1%
0.94 g vs 0.094 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein4.7 g · 4.4 g9%·9%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates11.9 g · 18.3 g4%·7%
- Sodiumlimit4.5 mg · 1.4 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0.85 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin C0.45 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.18 mg15%·15%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.048 mg · 0.043 mg4%·3%
- Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.18 mg7%·10%
- Folate13.9 µg · 29.5 µg3%·7%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, manganese, selenium, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Chia seeds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707590), Dried lotus seeds (SR Legacy 170149). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.