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Chocolate milk vs. Chia seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate milk and chia seeds different?

  • Chia seeds are higher than chocolate milk in fiber, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Chia seeds cover your daily need for fiber, 134% more than chocolate milk.
  • Chocolate milk has a higher glycemic index (45) than chia seeds (15).

Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Seeds, chia seeds, dried types were used 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +2476.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +463.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.7%
Contains more IronIron +3116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1321.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1017.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +751.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3436.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2805.3%

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1575.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6964%
Contains more FolateFolate +880%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.17mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Chia seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 23.665g 157%
Fiber 0.8g 34.4g 134%
Manganese 0.077mg 2.723mg 115%
Phosphorus 101mg 860mg 108%
Selenium 1.9µg 55.2µg 97%
Copper 0.065mg 0.924mg 95%
Iron 0.24mg 7.72mg 94%
Magnesium 13mg 335mg 77%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 8.83mg 54%
Calcium 112mg 631mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.62mg 49%
Fats 3.39g 30.74g 42%
Zinc 0.41mg 4.58mg 38%
Protein 3.17g 16.54g 27%
Calories 83kcal 486kcal 20%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Folate 5µg 49µg 11%
Carbs 10.34g 42.12g 11%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Potassium 167mg 407mg 7%
Saturated fat 2.104g 3.33g 6%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 27µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.5mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 2.309g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 3%
Choline 17mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 1.6mg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 7.72g N/A
Sugar 9.54g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.436mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.709mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0.801mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 1.371mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.97mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.588mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 1.016mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0.95mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.531mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 17.83g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.835g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 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 WaterWater +1319%
Contains more ProteinProtein +421.8%
Contains more FatsFats +806.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +307.4%
Contains more OtherOther +500%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 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 -36.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +133.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18984.7%

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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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.