Dried lotus seeds vs Chia seeds

Dried lotus seedsChia seeds
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 30 g of dried lotus seeds or 21 g of chia seeds. Most of the calories in dried lotus seeds come from carbohydrate.

More in dried lotus seeds: potassium (4.9×), vitamin B6 (2.3×), thiamin and folate (3.1×). More in chia seeds: copper, niacin (3.8×), total fat (11×), calcium (2.6×) and zinc (3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dried lotus seeds100 cal

30.1 g · 4.6 g protein · 19.4 g carbs · 0.59 g fat

Chia seeds100 cal

20.6 g · 3.4 g protein · 8.7 g carbs (0.32 g sugars) · 6.3 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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  • Copper12% vs 21%

    0.11 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Niacin (B3)3% vs 11%

    0.48 mg vs 1.8 mg

  • Total fat1% vs 8%

    0.59 g vs 6.3 g

  • Potassium9% vs 2%

    412 mg vs 83.7 mg

  • Vitamin B611% vs 5%

    0.19 mg vs 0.081 mg

  • Calcium4% vs 10%

    49.1 mg vs 130 mg

  • Zinc3% vs 9%

    0.32 mg vs 0.94 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)16% vs 11%

    0.19 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Folate8% vs 3%

    31.3 µg vs 10.1 µg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein4.6 g · 3.4 g9%·7%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.099 g · 0.69 g<1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates19.4 g · 8.7 g7%·3%
  • Sodiumlimit1.5 mg · 3.3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron1.1 mg · 1.6 mg6%·9%
  • Magnesium63.3 mg · 68.9 mg15%·16%
  • Phosphorus189 mg · 177 mg15%·14%
  • Vitamin A0.9 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.33 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.045 mg · 0.035 mg3%·3%
  • 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: Dried lotus seeds (SR Legacy 170149), Chia seeds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707590). 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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