Dried lotus seeds vs Chia seeds
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
1 oz (42 medium seeds) (28.4 g) · 4.4 g protein · 18.3 g carbs · 0.56 g fat
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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper11% vs 29%
0.099 mg vs 0.26 mg
- Niacin (B3)3% vs 16%
0.45 mg vs 2.5 mg
- Total fat1% vs 11%
0.56 g vs 8.7 g
- Calcium4% vs 14%
46.2 mg vs 179 mg
- Zinc3% vs 12%
0.3 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Magnesium14% vs 23%
59.5 mg vs 94.8 mg
- Iron6% vs 12%
1 mg vs 2.2 mg
- Potassium8% vs 2%
388 mg vs 115 mg
- Phosphorus14% vs 19%
177 mg vs 243 mg
- Saturated fatlimit<1% vs 5%
0.094 g vs 0.94 g
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.