Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chia seeds
versus
chives
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chia seeds and chives:
Chia seed is high in calories and chive has 94% less calories than chia seed - chive has 30 calories per 100 grams and chia seed has 486 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chia seeds is much lighter in protein, lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chives per calorie. Chia seeds has a macronutrient ratio of 13:33:54 and for chives, 36:47:17 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Chia Seeds | Chives | |
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Protein | 13% | 36% |
Carbohydrates | 33% | 47% |
Fat | 54% | 17% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chia seed is high in carbohydrates and chive has 90% less carbohydrates than chia seed - chive has 4.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and chia seed has 42.1g of carbohydrates.
Both chives and chia seeds are high in dietary fiber. Chia seed has 12 times more dietary fiber than chive - chive has 2.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chia seed has 34.4g of dietary fiber.
Chia seed has less sugar than chive - chive has 1.9g of sugar per 100 grams and chia seed does not contain significant amounts.
Chia seed is an excellent source of protein and it has 406% more protein than chive - chive has 3.3g of protein per 100 grams and chia seed has 16.5g of protein.
Chive has 21.8 times less saturated fat than chia seed - chive has 0.15g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chia seed has 3.3g of saturated fat.
Both chia seeds and chives are low in trans fat - chia seed has 0.14g of trans fat per 100 grams and chive does not contain significant amounts.
Chive is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 35 times more Vitamin C than chia seed - chive has 58.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chia seed has 1.6mg of Vitamin C.
Chive is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than chia seed - chive has 218ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chia seed does not contain significant amounts.
Chives and chia seeds contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chive has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chia seed has 0.5mg of Vitamin E.
Chive is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than chia seed - chive has 212.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chia seed does not contain significant amounts.
Chia seed has more thiamin and niacin, however, chive contains more pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both chia seeds and chives contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Chia Seeds | Chives | |
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Thiamin | 0.62 MG | 0.078 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.17 MG | 0.115 MG |
Niacin | 8.83 MG | 0.647 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.324 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.138 MG |
Folate | 49 UG | 105 UG |
Both chives and chia seeds are high in calcium. Chia seed has 586% more calcium than chive - chive has 92mg of calcium per 100 grams and chia seed has 631mg of calcium.
Chia seed is an excellent source of iron and it has 383% more iron than chive - chive has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and chia seed has 7.7mg of iron.
Both chives and chia seeds are high in potassium. Chia seed has 38% more potassium than chive - chive has 296mg of potassium per 100 grams and chia seed has 407mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chia seed has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than chive per 100 grams.
Chia Seeds | Chives | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 17.83 G | 0.015 G |
Total | 17.83 G | 0.015 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chia seed has more linoleic acid than chive per 100 grams.
Chia Seeds | Chives | |
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other omega 6 | 0.093 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 5.835 G | 0.252 G |
Total | 5.928 G | 0.252 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Chia Seeds (Seeds, chia seeds, dried) and Chives (Chives, raw) .
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