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Chia seeds vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chia seeds and gumdrop

  • Gumdrop has less fiber, phosphorus, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Chia seeds' daily need coverage for fiber is 137% more.
  • Chia seeds have 883 times more vitamin B3 than gumdrop. Chia seeds have 8.83mg of vitamin B3, while gumdrop has 0.01mg.
  • Gumdrop has a higher glycemic index than chia seeds.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces.

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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 239% 189% 36% 290% 308% 125% 369% 2.1% 355% 301%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8040%
Contains more IronIron +1830%
Contains more CopperCopper +7600%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27130%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6800%

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 5.3% 0% 10% 0% 155% 39% 166% 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88200%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chia seeds Gumdrop DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 23.665g 0g 158%
Fiber 34.4g 0.1g 137%
Phosphorus 860mg 1mg 123%
Manganese 2.723mg 0.01mg 118%
Copper 0.924mg 0.012mg 101%
Selenium 55.2µg 0.8µg 99%
Iron 7.72mg 0.4mg 92%
Magnesium 335mg 1mg 80%
Calcium 631mg 3mg 63%
Vitamin B3 8.83mg 0.01mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.62mg 0.006mg 51%
Fats 30.74g 0g 47%
Zinc 4.58mg 0mg 42%
Protein 16.54g 0g 33%
Carbs 42.12g 98.9g 19%
Saturated fat 3.33g 0g 15%
Folate 49µg 0µg 12%
Potassium 407mg 5mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.013mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 2.309g 0g 6%
Calories 486kcal 396kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 16mg 44mg 1%
Net carbs 7.72g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 58.97g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.012mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0%
Trans fat 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
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
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +480%
Contains more OtherOther +4700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +134.8%

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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. Chia seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170554/nutrients
  2. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/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.