Chia seeds vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chia seeds and lentil?

Lentil has less fiber, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, copper, magnesium, calcium, iron, vitamin B3, and fats than chia seeds.
Chia seeds' daily need coverage for fiber is 106% higher.
Chia seeds have 81 times more fats than lentil. Chia seeds have 30.74g of fats, while lentil has 0.38g.
Chia seeds have a lower glycemic index than lentil.

We used Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chia seeds

Lentil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+830.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3221.1%
Contains more IronIron	+131.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+268.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+260.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+377.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+451.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1871.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-87.5%

~equal in Potassium ~369mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chia seeds

Lentil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+266.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+733%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+269.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~1.5mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	17.83g		1114%
Polyunsaturated fat	23.665g	0.175g	157%
Fiber	34.4g	7.9g	106%
Phosphorus	860mg	180mg	97%
Manganese	2.723mg	0.494mg	97%
Selenium	55.2µg	2.8µg	95%
Copper	0.924mg	0.251mg	75%
Magnesium	335mg	36mg	71%
Calcium	631mg	19mg	61%
Iron	7.72mg	3.33mg	55%
Vitamin B3	8.83mg	1.06mg	49%
Fats	30.74g	0.38g	47%
Vitamin B1	0.62mg	0.169mg	38%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	5.835g		34%
Folate	49µg	181µg	33%
Zinc	4.58mg	1.27mg	30%
Calories	486kcal	116kcal	19%
Protein	16.54g	9.02g	15%
Saturated fat	3.33g	0.053g	15%
Vitamin B6		0.178mg	14%
Vitamin B5		0.638mg	13%
Carbs	42.12g	20.13g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	0.073mg	7%
Choline		32.7mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.309g	0.064g	6%
Vitamin E	0.5mg	0.11mg	3%
Potassium	407mg	369mg	1%
Sodium	16mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.4g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	294kcal	129kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.8	4.5	N/A
Vitamin C	1.6mg	1.5mg	0%
Net carbs	7.72g	12.23g	N/A
Sugar		1.8g	N/A
Trans fat	0.14g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.436mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.709mg	0.323mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.801mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	1.371mg	0.654mg	0%
Lysine	0.97mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.588mg	0.077mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.016mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.95mg	0.448mg	0%
Histidine	0.531mg	0.254mg	0%