Dried lotus seeds vs Chia seeds, dried
In short
One serving each: 94 calories in dried lotus seeds (1 oz (42 medium seeds), 28.4 g), 138 calories in chia seeds, dried (1 oz, 28.4 g). Most of the calories in dried lotus seeds come from carbohydrate.
More in dried lotus seeds: potassium (3.4×). 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
1 oz (42 medium seeds) (28.4 g) · 4.4 g protein · 18.3 g carbs · 0.56 g fat
1 oz (28.4 g) · 4.7 g protein · 11.9 g carbs · 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.
- Copper0.099 mg · 0.26 mg11%29%
- Niacin (B3)0.45 mg · 2.5 mg3%16%
- Total fat0.56 g · 8.7 g1%11%
- Calcium46.2 mg · 179 mg4%14%
- Zinc0.3 mg · 1.3 mg3%12%
- Magnesium59.5 mg · 95 mg14%23%
- Iron1 mg · 2.2 mg6%12%
- Potassium388 mg · 115 mg8%2%
- Phosphorus177 mg · 244 mg14%20%
- Manganese0.66 mg · 0.77 mg29%34%
- Saturated fatlimit0.094 g · 0.94 g<1%5%
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 C0 mg · 0.45 mg0%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.18 mg15%·15%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.043 mg · 0.048 mg3%·4%
- Folate29.5 µg · 13.9 µg7%·3%
- 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.