Chia seeds vs Hulled hemp seeds

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 21 g of chia seeds or 18 g of hulled hemp seeds. Most of those in hulled hemp seeds come from fat.

More in chia seeds: fiber (9.8×) and calcium (10×). More in hulled hemp seeds: magnesium, copper, phosphorus, thiamin and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Chia seeds100 cal

20.6 g · 3.4 g protein · 8.7 g carbs (0.32 g sugars) · 6.3 g fat

Hulled hemp seeds100 cal

18.1 g · 5.7 g protein · 1.6 g carbs (0.27 g sugars) · 8.8 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Fiber25% vs 3%

    7.1 g vs 0.72 g

  • Magnesium16% vs 30%

    68.9 mg vs 127 mg

  • Copper21% vs 32%

    0.19 mg vs 0.29 mg

  • Phosphorus14% vs 24%

    177 mg vs 298 mg

  • Calcium10% vs 1%

    130 mg vs 12.7 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)11% vs 19%

    0.13 mg vs 0.23 mg

  • Zinc9% vs 16%

    0.94 mg vs 1.8 mg

  • Protein7% vs 11%

    3.4 g vs 5.7 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat6.3 g · 8.8 g8%·11%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.69 g · 0.83 g3%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates8.7 g · 1.6 g3%·1%
  • Sodiumlimit3.3 mg · 0.9 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium83.7 mg · 217 mg2%·5%
  • Iron1.6 mg · 1.4 mg9%·8%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0.18 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.33 mg · 0.09 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.1 mg · 0.14 mg1%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.035 mg · 0.052 mg3%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)1.8 mg · 1.7 mg11%·10%
  • Vitamin B60.081 mg · 0.11 mg5%·6%
  • Folate10.1 µg · 19.9 µg3%·5%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Chia seeds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707590), Hulled hemp seeds (SR Legacy 170148). 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.

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