Chia seeds, dried vs Dried lotus seeds
In short
Gram for gram, there are 46% more calories in chia seeds, dried than in dried lotus seeds (486 vs 332 in 100 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×), folate (2.1×) and carbohydrates. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
16.5 g protein · 42.1 g carbs · 30.7 g fat
15.4 g protein · 64.5 g carbs · 2 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 39%
0.92 mg vs 0.35 mg
- Niacin (B3)55% vs 10%
8.8 mg vs 1.6 mg
- Total fat39% vs 3%
30.7 g vs 2 g
- Calcium49% vs 13%
631 mg vs 163 mg
- Zinc42% vs 10%
4.6 mg vs 1.1 mg
- Magnesium80% vs 50%
335 mg vs 210 mg
- Iron43% vs 20%
7.7 mg vs 3.5 mg
- Potassium9% vs 29%
407 mg vs 1,368 mg
- Phosphorus69% vs 50%
860 mg vs 626 mg
- Manganese118% vs 101%
2.7 mg vs 2.3 mg
- Saturated fatlimit17% vs 2%
3.3 g vs 0.33 g
- Folate12% vs 26%
49 µg vs 104 µg
- Carbohydrates15% vs 23%
42.1 g vs 64.5 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein16.5 g · 15.4 g33%·31%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit16 mg · 5 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin C1.6 mg · 0 mg2%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.62 mg · 0.64 mg52%·53%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.17 mg · 0.15 mg13%·12%
- 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.