Dried lotus seeds vs Chia seeds

Dried lotus seedsChia seeds
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 94 calories in dried lotus seeds (1 oz (42 medium seeds), 28.4 g), 138 calories in chia seeds (1 oz, 28.3 g). Most of the calories in dried lotus seeds come from carbohydrate.

More in dried lotus seeds: potassium (3.4×). More in chia seeds: copper (2.6×), niacin (5.5×), total fat (16×), calcium (3.9×) and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dried lotus seeds94 cal

1 oz (42 medium seeds) (28.4 g) · 4.4 g protein · 18.3 g carbs · 0.56 g fat

Chia seeds138 cal

1 oz (28.3 g) · 4.7 g protein · 11.9 g carbs (0.44 g sugars) · 8.7 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.

0%25%50%
  • Copper0.099 mg · 0.26 mg
    11%29%
  • Niacin (B3)0.45 mg · 2.5 mg
    3%16%
  • Total fat0.56 g · 8.7 g
    1%11%
  • Calcium46.2 mg · 179 mg
    4%14%
  • Zinc0.3 mg · 1.3 mg
    3%12%
  • Magnesium59.5 mg · 94.8 mg
    14%23%
  • Iron1 mg · 2.2 mg
    6%12%
  • Potassium388 mg · 115 mg
    8%2%
  • Phosphorus177 mg · 243 mg
    14%19%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.094 g · 0.94 g
    <1%5%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein4.4 g · 4.7 g9%·9%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates18.3 g · 11.9 g7%·4%
  • Sodiumlimit1.4 mg · 4.5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0.85 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.45 mg0%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.18 mg15%·15%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.043 mg · 0.048 mg3%·4%
  • Vitamin B60.18 mg · 0.11 mg10%·7%
  • Folate29.5 µg · 13.9 µg7%·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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