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Chia seeds vs. Durian — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chia seeds and durian different?

  • Chia seeds are higher than durian in fiber, phosphorus, manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Chia seeds cover your daily need for fiber, 122% more than durian.
  • Chia seeds contain 105 times more calcium than durian. Chia seeds contain 631mg of calcium, while durian contains 6mg.
  • Durian has a higher glycemic index (49) than chia seeds (15).

Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Durian, raw or frozen 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 239% 189% 36% 290% 308% 125% 369% 2.1% 355% 301%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.8% 38% 16% 69% 7.6% 17% 0.26% 42% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1016.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10416.7%
Contains more IronIron +1695.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +346.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1535.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2105.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +737.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
~equal in Potassium ~436mg

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%
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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 66% 0.67% 0% 0% 94% 46% 20% 14% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +722.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1131.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chia seeds Durian DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 23.665g 158%
Fiber 34.4g 3.8g 122%
Phosphorus 860mg 39mg 117%
Manganese 2.723mg 0.325mg 104%
Selenium 55.2µg 100%
Iron 7.72mg 0.43mg 91%
Copper 0.924mg 0.207mg 80%
Magnesium 335mg 30mg 73%
Calcium 631mg 6mg 63%
Vitamin B3 8.83mg 1.074mg 48%
Fats 30.74g 5.33g 39%
Zinc 4.58mg 0.28mg 39%
Protein 16.54g 1.47g 30%
Vitamin B6 0.316mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.62mg 0.374mg 21%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 19.7mg 20%
Calories 486kcal 147kcal 17%
Saturated fat 3.33g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 2.309g 6%
Carbs 42.12g 27.09g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.23mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 3%
Folate 49µg 36µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.2mg 2%
Sodium 16mg 2mg 1%
Potassium 407mg 436mg 1%
Net carbs 7.72g 23.29g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.14g 0g 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
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5% 27% 65%
Protein: 1.47 g
Fats: 5.33 g
Carbs: 27.09 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1025.2%
Contains more FatsFats +476.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +55.5%
Contains more OtherOther +328.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1020.5%

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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. Durian - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168192/nutrients

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

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