Chia seeds, dried vs Dried lotus seeds
In short
One serving each: 138 calories in chia seeds, dried (1 oz, 28.4 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, dried: copper (2.6×), niacin (5.5×), total fat (16×), calcium (3.9×) and 6 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 (28.4 g) · 4.7 g protein · 11.9 g carbs · 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
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper0.26 mg · 0.099 mg29%11%
- Niacin (B3)2.5 mg · 0.45 mg16%3%
- Total fat8.7 g · 0.56 g11%1%
- Calcium179 mg · 46.2 mg14%4%
- Zinc1.3 mg · 0.3 mg12%3%
- Magnesium95 mg · 59.5 mg23%14%
- Iron2.2 mg · 1 mg12%6%
- Potassium115 mg · 388 mg2%8%
- Phosphorus244 mg · 177 mg20%14%
- Manganese0.77 mg · 0.66 mg34%29%
- Saturated fatlimit0.94 g · 0.094 g5%<1%
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 C0.45 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.18 mg15%·15%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.048 mg · 0.043 mg4%·3%
- Folate13.9 µg · 29.5 µg3%·7%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, pantothenic acid (B5), vitamin B6.
From USDA FoodData Central: Chia seeds, dried (SR Legacy 170554), 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.