Chia seeds vs Lotus seeds, raw
In short
Gram for gram, there are 5.5 times as many calories in chia seeds as in lotus seeds, raw (486 vs 89 in 100 g). Most of those in lotus seeds, raw come from carbohydrate.
More in chia seeds: copper (9.8×), magnesium (6×), phosphorus (5.1×), niacin and 11 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
16.5 g protein · 42.1 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 30.7 g fat
4.1 g protein · 17.3 g carbs · 0.53 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 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper103% vs 10%
0.92 mg vs 0.094 mg
- Magnesium80% vs 13%
335 mg vs 56 mg
- Phosphorus69% vs 13%
860 mg vs 168 mg
- Niacin (B3)55% vs 3%
8.8 mg vs 0.43 mg
- Calcium49% vs 3%
631 mg vs 44 mg
- Zinc42% vs 3%
4.6 mg vs 0.28 mg
- Total fat39% vs 1%
30.7 g vs 0.53 g
- Iron43% vs 5%
7.7 mg vs 0.95 mg
- Thiamin (B1)52% vs 14%
0.62 mg vs 0.17 mg
- Protein33% vs 8%
16.5 g vs 4.1 g
- Saturated fatlimit17% vs <1%
3.3 g vs 0.088 g
- Vitamin B623% vs 10%
0.39 mg vs 0.17 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)13% vs 3%
0.17 mg vs 0.04 mg
- Carbohydrates15% vs 6%
42.1 g vs 17.3 g
- Folate12% vs 7%
49 µg vs 28 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit16 mg · 1 mg1%·<1%
- Potassium407 mg · 367 mg9%·8%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 1 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin C1.6 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- 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), Lotus seeds, raw (SR Legacy 168591). 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.