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Chia seeds vs. Jujube — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chia seeds and jujube

  • Chia seeds have more phosphorus, manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, jujube has more vitamin C.
  • Chia seeds' daily need coverage for phosphorus is 120% more.
  • Chia seeds have 92 times more zinc than jujube. Chia seeds have 4.58mg of zinc, while jujube has 0.05mg.
  • Jujube has a higher glycemic index than chia seeds.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Jujube, raw.

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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 7.1% 6.3% 22% 18% 24% 1.4% 9.9% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2904.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.8%
Contains more IronIron +1508.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1165.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +9060%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3639.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3141.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%

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 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 230% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 9.2% 17% 0% 19% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +881.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4212.5%
~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 Chia seeds Jujube DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 23.665g 158%
Fiber 34.4g 138%
Phosphorus 860mg 23mg 120%
Manganese 2.723mg 0.084mg 115%
Selenium 55.2µg 100%
Copper 0.924mg 0.073mg 95%
Iron 7.72mg 0.48mg 91%
Magnesium 335mg 10mg 77%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 69mg 75%
Calcium 631mg 21mg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.62mg 0.02mg 50%
Vitamin B3 8.83mg 0.9mg 50%
Fats 30.74g 0.2g 47%
Zinc 4.58mg 0.05mg 41%
Protein 16.54g 1.2g 31%
Calories 486kcal 79kcal 20%
Saturated fat 3.33g 15%
Folate 49µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.04mg 10%
Carbs 42.12g 20.23g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.309g 6%
Potassium 407mg 250mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 3%
Sodium 16mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 7.72g 20.23g 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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20% 78%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 20.23 g
Water: 77.86 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1278.3%
Contains more FatsFats +15270%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.2%
Contains more OtherOther +841.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1242.4%

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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. Jujube - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168151/nutrients

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

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