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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper39% vs 103%
0.35 mg vs 0.92 mg
- Niacin (B3)10% vs 55%
1.6 mg vs 8.8 mg
- Total fat3% vs 39%
2 g vs 30.7 g
- Calcium13% vs 49%
163 mg vs 631 mg
- Zinc10% vs 42%
1.1 mg vs 4.6 mg
- Magnesium50% vs 80%
210 mg vs 335 mg
- Iron20% vs 43%
3.5 mg vs 7.7 mg
- Potassium29% vs 9%
1,368 mg vs 407 mg
- Phosphorus50% vs 69%
626 mg vs 860 mg
- Manganese101% vs 118%
2.3 mg vs 2.7 mg
- Saturated fatlimit2% vs 17%
0.33 g vs 3.3 g
- Folate26% vs 12%
104 µg vs 49 µg
- Carbohydrates23% vs 15%
64.5 g vs 42.1 g
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.