Lotus seeds, raw vs Chia seeds
In short
Gram for gram, there are 5.5 times as many calories in chia seeds as in lotus seeds, raw (486 vs 89 in 100 g). Most of the calories in lotus seeds, raw come from carbohydrate.
More in chia seeds: copper (9.8×), magnesium (6×), phosphorus (5.1×), niacin and 11 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
4.1 g protein · 17.3 g carbs · 0.53 g fat
16.5 g protein · 42.1 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 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.
- Copper0.094 mg · 0.92 mg10%103%
- Magnesium56 mg · 335 mg13%80%
- Phosphorus168 mg · 860 mg13%69%
- Niacin (B3)0.43 mg · 8.8 mg3%55%
- Calcium44 mg · 631 mg3%49%
- Zinc0.28 mg · 4.6 mg3%42%
- Total fat0.53 g · 30.7 g1%39%
- Iron0.95 mg · 7.7 mg5%43%
- Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.62 mg14%52%
- Protein4.1 g · 16.5 g8%33%
- Saturated fatlimit0.088 g · 3.3 g<1%17%
- Vitamin B60.17 mg · 0.39 mg10%23%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.04 mg · 0.17 mg3%13%
- Carbohydrates17.3 g · 42.1 g6%15%
- Folate28 µg · 49 µg7%12%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit1 mg · 16 mg<1%·1%
- Potassium367 mg · 407 mg8%·9%
- Vitamin A1 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 1.6 mg0%·2%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- 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: Lotus seeds, raw (SR Legacy 168591), 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.