Longan vs. Chia seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are longan and chia seeds different?

Longan is richer in vitamin C, while chia seeds are higher in fiber, phosphorus, manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Chia seeds cover your daily need for fiber, 133% more than longan.
Longan contains 53 times more vitamin C than chia seeds. Longan contains 84mg of vitamin C, while chia seeds contain 1.6mg.
Longan has a higher glycemic index (45) than chia seeds (15).

Longans, raw 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.

Longan

Chia seeds

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+3250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+63000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53%
Contains more IronIron	+5838.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+446.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+9060%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+3995.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5136.5%

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.

Longan

Chia seeds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+5150%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2843.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat		23.665g	158%
Fiber	1.1g	34.4g	133%
Phosphorus	21mg	860mg	120%
Manganese	0.052mg	2.723mg	116%
Selenium		55.2µg	100%
Iron	0.13mg	7.72mg	95%
Vitamin C	84mg	1.6mg	92%
Copper	0.169mg	0.924mg	84%
Magnesium	10mg	335mg	77%
Calcium	1mg	631mg	63%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	8.83mg	53%
Vitamin B1	0.031mg	0.62mg	49%
Fats	0.1g	30.74g	47%
Zinc	0.05mg	4.58mg	41%
Protein	1.31g	16.54g	30%
Calories	60kcal	486kcal	21%
Saturated fat		3.33g	15%
Folate		49µg	12%
Carbs	15.14g	42.12g	9%
Monounsaturated fat		2.309g	6%
Potassium	266mg	407mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.5mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.17mg	2%
Sodium	0mg	16mg	1%
Net carbs	14.04g	7.72g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.14g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.436mg	0%
Threonine	0.034mg	0.709mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.026mg	0.801mg	0%
Leucine	0.054mg	1.371mg	0%
Lysine	0.046mg	0.97mg	0%
Methionine	0.013mg	0.588mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.03mg	1.016mg	0%
Valine	0.058mg	0.95mg	0%
Histidine	0.012mg	0.531mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		17.83g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.835g	N/A