Lotus seeds, raw vs Chia seeds, dried

Lotus seeds, rawChia seeds, dried
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 5.5 times as many calories in chia seeds, dried 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, dried: copper (9.8×), manganese (4.4×), magnesium (6×), phosphorus (5.1×) 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 seeds, dried486 cal

16.5 g protein · 42.1 g carbs · 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.

0%62.5%125%
  • Copper0.094 mg · 0.92 mg
    10%103%
  • Manganese0.62 mg · 2.7 mg
    27%118%
  • Magnesium56 mg · 335 mg
    13%80%
  • Phosphorus168 mg · 860 mg
    13%69%
  • Niacin (B3)0.43 mg · 8.8 mg
    3%55%
  • Calcium44 mg · 631 mg
    3%49%
  • Zinc0.28 mg · 4.6 mg
    3%42%
  • Total fat0.53 g · 30.7 g
    1%39%
  • Iron0.95 mg · 7.7 mg
    5%43%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.62 mg
    14%52%
  • Protein4.1 g · 16.5 g
    8%33%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.088 g · 3.3 g
    <1%17%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.04 mg · 0.17 mg
    3%13%
  • Carbohydrates17.3 g · 42.1 g
    6%15%
  • Folate28 µg · 49 µg
    7%12%

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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 C0 mg · 1.6 mg0%·2%
  • 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: Lotus seeds, raw (SR Legacy 168591), 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.

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