Chia seeds, dried vs Lotus seeds, raw
In short
One serving each: 138 calories in chia seeds, dried (1 oz, 28.4 g), 25 calories in lotus seeds, raw (1 oz, 28.4 g). Most of those in lotus seeds, raw come from carbohydrate.
More in chia seeds, dried: copper (9.8×), manganese (4.4×), magnesium (6×), phosphorus (5.1×) and 8 more. 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 (28.4 g) · 1.2 g protein · 4.9 g carbs · 0.15 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 · 0.027 mg29%3%
- Manganese0.77 mg · 0.18 mg34%8%
- Magnesium95 mg · 15.9 mg23%4%
- Phosphorus244 mg · 47.6 mg20%4%
- Niacin (B3)2.5 mg · 0.12 mg16%1%
- Calcium179 mg · 12.5 mg14%1%
- Zinc1.3 mg · 0.079 mg12%1%
- Total fat8.7 g · 0.15 g11%<1%
- Iron2.2 mg · 0.27 mg12%1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.048 mg15%4%
- Protein4.7 g · 1.2 g9%2%
- Saturated fatlimit0.94 g · 0.025 g5%<1%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates11.9 g · 4.9 g4%·2%
- Sodiumlimit4.5 mg · 0.28 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium115 mg · 104 mg2%·2%
- Vitamin C0.45 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.048 mg · 0.011 mg4%·1%
- Folate13.9 µg · 7.9 µg3%·2%
- 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), 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.