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Allspice vs. Chia seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between allspice and chia seeds?

  • Allspice is higher in vitamin C and potassium, yet chia seeds are higher in phosphorus, selenium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Chia seeds' daily need coverage for phosphorus is 107% more.
  • Allspice has 25 times more vitamin C than chia seeds. While allspice has 39.2mg of vitamin C, chia seeds have only 1.6mg.

We used Spices, allspice, ground and Seeds, chia seeds, dried types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 96% 198% 92% 265% 184% 28% 48% 10% 384% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 239% 189% 36% 290% 308% 125% 369% 2.1% 355% 301%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +156.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +148.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +353.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +661.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1944.4%
~equal in Calcium ~631mg
~equal in Iron ~7.72mg
~equal in Manganese ~2.723mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 131% 9% 0% 0% 25% 15% 54% 0% 48% 0% 0% 27% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5.3% 0% 10% 0% 155% 39% 166% 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2350%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +513.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +169.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Allspice Chia seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 2.36g 23.665g 142%
Phosphorus 113mg 860mg 107%
Selenium 2.7µg 55.2µg 95%
Fiber 21.6g 34.4g 51%
Magnesium 135mg 335mg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.62mg 43%
Vitamin C 39.2mg 1.6mg 42%
Copper 0.553mg 0.924mg 41%
Vitamin B3 2.86mg 8.83mg 37%
Fats 8.69g 30.74g 34%
Zinc 1.01mg 4.58mg 32%
Protein 6.09g 16.54g 21%
Potassium 1044mg 407mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 16%
Calories 263kcal 486kcal 11%
Manganese 2.943mg 2.723mg 10%
Carbs 72.12g 42.12g 10%
Iron 7.06mg 7.72mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.17mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.66g 2.309g 4%
Saturated fat 2.55g 3.33g 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 3%
Sodium 77mg 16mg 3%
Calcium 661mg 631mg 3%
Folate 36µg 49µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 3%
Net carbs 50.52g 7.72g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.436mg 0%
Threonine 0.709mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.801mg 0%
Leucine 1.371mg 0%
Lysine 0.97mg 0%
Methionine 0.588mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.016mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0%
Histidine 0.531mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 17.83g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.835g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 9% 72% 8% 5%
Protein: 6.09 g
Fats: 8.69 g
Carbs: 72.12 g
Water: 8.46 g
Other: 4.64 g
17% 31% 42% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.54 g
Fats: 30.74 g
Carbs: 42.12 g
Water: 5.8 g
Other: 4.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.2%
Contains more WaterWater +45.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +171.6%
Contains more FatsFats +253.7%
~equal in Other ~4.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 12% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.66 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.36 g
11% 8% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.665 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +249.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +902.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Allspice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171315/nutrients
  2. Chia seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170554/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.