Dried lotus seeds vs Chia seeds, dried
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 the calories in dried lotus seeds come from carbohydrate.
More in dried lotus seeds: potassium (3.4×), folate (2.1×) and carbohydrates. More in chia seeds, dried: copper (2.6×), niacin (5.5×), total fat (16×), calcium (3.9×) and 6 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
15.4 g protein · 64.5 g carbs · 2 g fat
16.5 g protein · 42.1 g carbs · 30.7 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g 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.
- Copper0.35 mg · 0.92 mg39%103%
- Niacin (B3)1.6 mg · 8.8 mg10%55%
- Total fat2 g · 30.7 g3%39%
- Calcium163 mg · 631 mg13%49%
- Zinc1.1 mg · 4.6 mg10%42%
- Magnesium210 mg · 335 mg50%80%
- Iron3.5 mg · 7.7 mg20%43%
- Potassium1,368 mg · 407 mg29%9%
- Phosphorus626 mg · 860 mg50%69%
- Manganese2.3 mg · 2.7 mg101%118%
- Saturated fatlimit0.33 g · 3.3 g2%17%
- Folate104 µg · 49 µg26%12%
- Carbohydrates64.5 g · 42.1 g23%15%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein15.4 g · 16.5 g31%·33%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit5 mg · 16 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 1.6 mg0%·2%
- Thiamin (B1)0.64 mg · 0.62 mg53%·52%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.15 mg · 0.17 mg12%·13%
- 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: Dried lotus seeds (SR Legacy 170149), Chia seeds, dried (SR Legacy 170554). 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.