Lotus seeds, raw vs Chia seeds
In short
One serving each: 25 calories in lotus seeds, raw (1 oz, 28.4 g), 138 calories in chia seeds (1 oz, 28.3 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 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 oz (28.4 g) · 1.2 g protein · 4.9 g carbs · 0.15 g fat
1 oz (28.3 g) · 4.7 g protein · 11.9 g carbs (0.44 g sugars) · 8.7 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper3% vs 29%
0.027 mg vs 0.26 mg
- Magnesium4% vs 23%
15.9 mg vs 94.8 mg
- Phosphorus4% vs 19%
47.6 mg vs 243 mg
- Niacin (B3)1% vs 16%
0.12 mg vs 2.5 mg
- Calcium1% vs 14%
12.5 mg vs 179 mg
- Zinc1% vs 12%
0.079 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Total fat<1% vs 11%
0.15 g vs 8.7 g
- Iron1% vs 12%
0.27 mg vs 2.2 mg
- Thiamin (B1)4% vs 15%
0.048 mg vs 0.18 mg
- Protein2% vs 9%
1.2 g vs 4.7 g
- Saturated fatlimit<1% vs 5%
0.025 g vs 0.94 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates4.9 g · 11.9 g2%·4%
- Sodiumlimit0.28 mg · 4.5 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium104 mg · 115 mg2%·2%
- Vitamin A0.28 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.45 mg0%·1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.011 mg · 0.048 mg1%·4%
- Vitamin B60.048 mg · 0.11 mg3%·7%
- Folate7.9 µg · 13.9 µg2%·3%
- 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.