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

Lotus seeds, raw89 cal

4.1 g protein · 17.3 g carbs · 0.53 g fat

Chia seeds486 cal

16.5 g protein · 42.1 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 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.

0%62.5%125%
  • Copper10% vs 103%

    0.094 mg vs 0.92 mg

  • Magnesium13% vs 80%

    56 mg vs 335 mg

  • Phosphorus13% vs 69%

    168 mg vs 860 mg

  • Niacin (B3)3% vs 55%

    0.43 mg vs 8.8 mg

  • Calcium3% vs 49%

    44 mg vs 631 mg

  • Zinc3% vs 42%

    0.28 mg vs 4.6 mg

  • Total fat1% vs 39%

    0.53 g vs 30.7 g

  • Iron5% vs 43%

    0.95 mg vs 7.7 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)14% vs 52%

    0.17 mg vs 0.62 mg

  • Protein8% vs 33%

    4.1 g vs 16.5 g

  • Saturated fatlimit<1% vs 17%

    0.088 g vs 3.3 g

  • Vitamin B610% vs 23%

    0.17 mg vs 0.39 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)3% vs 13%

    0.04 mg vs 0.17 mg

  • Carbohydrates6% vs 15%

    17.3 g vs 42.1 g

  • Folate7% vs 12%

    28 µg vs 49 µg

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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.

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