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Chia seeds vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chia seeds and soft serve

  • Soft serve has less fiber, manganese, phosphorus, copper, selenium, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Chia seeds' daily need coverage for fiber is 135% more.
  • Chia seeds have 545 times more manganese than soft serve. Chia seeds have 2.723mg of manganese, while soft serve has 0.005mg.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index than chia seeds.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2691.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +381.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.9%
Contains more IronIron +3576.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +2980%
Contains more ZincZinc +780.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +641.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54360%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1740%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1165.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9194.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +444.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.182mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chia seeds Soft serve DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 23.665g 0.46g 155%
Fiber 34.4g 0.7g 135%
Manganese 2.723mg 0.005mg 118%
Phosphorus 860mg 116mg 106%
Copper 0.924mg 0.03mg 99%
Selenium 55.2µg 3µg 95%
Iron 7.72mg 0.21mg 94%
Magnesium 335mg 12mg 77%
Vitamin B3 8.83mg 0.095mg 55%
Calcium 631mg 131mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.62mg 0.049mg 48%
Zinc 4.58mg 0.52mg 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Fats 30.74g 13g 27%
Protein 16.54g 4.1g 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Saturated fat 3.33g 7.46g 19%
Vitamin A 162µg 18%
Calories 486kcal 222kcal 13%
Folate 49µg 9µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 10%
Potassium 407mg 177mg 7%
Carbs 42.12g 22.2g 7%
Choline 26mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.309g 3.49g 3%
Sodium 16mg 61mg 2%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.182mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.61mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 7.72g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 21.16g N/A
Trans fat 0.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.436mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.709mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.801mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 1.371mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.97mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.588mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.016mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.531mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +303.4%
Contains more FatsFats +136.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.7%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%
Contains more WaterWater +931%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 8% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.665 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5044.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51.1%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.