Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chia seeds
versus
spinach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chia seeds and spinach:
Chia seed is high in calories and spinach has 95% less calories than chia seed - spinach has 23 calories per 100 grams and chia seed has 486 calories.
Chia Seeds | Spinach | |
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Protein | 13% | 40% |
Carbohydrates | 33% | 49% |
Fat | 54% | 10% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chia seed is high in carbohydrates and spinach has 91% less carbohydrates than chia seed - spinach has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and chia seed has 42.1g of carbohydrates.
Both spinach and chia seeds are high in dietary fiber. Chia seed has 14 times more dietary fiber than spinach - spinach has 2.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chia seed has 34.4g of dietary fiber.
Spinach and chia seeds contain similar amounts of sugar - spinach has 0.42g of sugar per 100 grams and chia seed does not contain significant amounts.
Chia seed is an excellent source of protein and it has 478% more protein than spinach - spinach has 2.9g of protein per 100 grams and chia seed has 16.5g of protein.
Spinach has 51.8 times less saturated fat than chia seed - spinach has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chia seed has 3.3g of saturated fat.
Both chia seeds and spinach are low in trans fat - chia seed has 0.14g of trans fat per 100 grams and spinach does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 16 times more Vitamin C than chia seed - spinach has 28.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chia seed has 1.6mg of Vitamin C.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than chia seed - spinach has 469ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chia seed does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach has 306% more Vitamin E than chia seed - spinach has 2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chia seed has 0.5mg of Vitamin E.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than chia seed - spinach has 482.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chia seed does not contain significant amounts.
Chia seed has more thiamin and niacin, however, spinach contains more pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both chia seeds and spinach contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Chia Seeds | Spinach | |
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Thiamin | 0.62 MG | 0.078 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.17 MG | 0.189 MG |
Niacin | 8.83 MG | 0.724 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.065 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.195 MG |
Folate | 49 UG | 194 UG |
Both spinach and chia seeds are high in calcium. Chia seed has 537% more calcium than spinach - spinach has 99mg of calcium per 100 grams and chia seed has 631mg of calcium.
Both spinach and chia seeds are high in iron. Chia seed has 185% more iron than spinach - spinach has 2.7mg of iron per 100 grams and chia seed has 7.7mg of iron.
Both spinach and chia seeds are high in potassium. Spinach has 37% more potassium than chia seed - spinach has 558mg 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 spinach per 100 grams.
Chia Seeds | Spinach | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 17.83 G | 0.138 G |
Total | 17.83 G | 0.138 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, chia seed has more linoleic acid than spinach per 100 grams.
Chia Seeds | Spinach | |
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other omega 6 | 0.093 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 5.835 G | 0.026 G |
Total | 5.928 G | 0.026 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Chia Seeds (Seeds, chia seeds, dried) and Spinach (Spinach, raw) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||