Hulled hemp seeds vs Chia seeds

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 18 g of hulled hemp seeds or 21 g of chia seeds. Most of the calories in hulled hemp seeds come from fat.

More in hulled hemp seeds: magnesium, copper, phosphorus, thiamin and 2 more. More in chia seeds: fiber (9.8×) and calcium (10×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Hulled hemp seeds100 cal

18.1 g · 5.7 g protein · 1.6 g carbs (0.27 g sugars) · 8.8 g fat

Chia seeds100 cal

20.6 g · 3.4 g protein · 8.7 g carbs (0.32 g sugars) · 6.3 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Fiber3% vs 25%

    0.72 g vs 7.1 g

  • Magnesium30% vs 16%

    127 mg vs 68.9 mg

  • Copper32% vs 21%

    0.29 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Phosphorus24% vs 14%

    298 mg vs 177 mg

  • Calcium1% vs 10%

    12.7 mg vs 130 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)19% vs 11%

    0.23 mg vs 0.13 mg

  • Zinc16% vs 9%

    1.8 mg vs 0.94 mg

  • Protein11% vs 7%

    5.7 g vs 3.4 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat8.8 g · 6.3 g11%·8%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.83 g · 0.69 g4%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates1.6 g · 8.7 g1%·3%
  • Sodiumlimit0.9 mg · 3.3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium217 mg · 83.7 mg5%·2%
  • Iron1.4 mg · 1.6 mg8%·9%
  • Vitamin A0.18 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.09 mg · 0.33 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.14 mg · 0.1 mg1%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.052 mg · 0.035 mg4%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)1.7 mg · 1.8 mg10%·11%
  • Vitamin B60.11 mg · 0.081 mg6%·5%
  • Folate19.9 µg · 10.1 µg5%·3%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin B12, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Hulled hemp seeds (SR Legacy 170148), 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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