Chia seeds vs. Paprika — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chia seeds and paprika

Chia seeds are richer in selenium, phosphorus, manganese, calcium, and magnesium, yet paprika is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, iron, vitamin B2, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin A for paprika is 984% higher.
Chia seeds contain 9 times more selenium than paprika. Chia seeds contain 55.2µg of selenium, while paprika contains 6.3µg.
Paprika has a lower glycemic index than chia seeds.

Food types used in this article are Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Spices, paprika.

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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.

Chia seeds

Paprika

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+88.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+776.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+460.2%
Contains more IronIron	+173.8%

~equal in Zinc ~4.33mg

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.

Chia seeds

Paprika

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+87.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+5720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+623.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~49µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A		2463µg	274%
Vitamin E	0.5mg	29.1mg	191%
Iron	7.72mg	21.14mg	168%
Vitamin B6		2.141mg	165%
Polyunsaturated fat	23.665g	7.766g	106%
Selenium	55.2µg	6.3µg	89%
Vitamin B2	0.17mg	1.23mg	82%
Phosphorus	860mg	314mg	78%
Vitamin K		80.3µg	67%
Potassium	407mg	2280mg	55%
Vitamin B5		2.51mg	50%
Manganese	2.723mg	1.59mg	49%
Calcium	631mg	229mg	40%
Magnesium	335mg	178mg	37%
Fats	30.74g	12.89g	27%
Vitamin B1	0.62mg	0.33mg	24%
Copper	0.924mg	0.713mg	23%
Calories	486kcal	282kcal	10%
Choline		51.5mg	9%
Fructose		6.71g	8%
Vitamin B3	8.83mg	10.06mg	8%
Saturated fat	3.33g	2.14g	5%
Protein	16.54g	14.14g	5%
Carbs	42.12g	53.99g	4%
Sodium	16mg	68mg	2%
Zinc	4.58mg	4.33mg	2%
Fiber	34.4g	34.9g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.309g	1.695g	2%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0.9mg	1%
Net carbs	7.72g	19.09g	N/A
Sugar		10.34g	N/A
Folate	49µg	49µg	0%
Trans fat	0.14g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.436mg	0.07mg	0%
Threonine	0.709mg	0.49mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.801mg	0.57mg	0%
Leucine	1.371mg	0.92mg	0%
Lysine	0.97mg	0.69mg	0%
Methionine	0.588mg	0.2mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.016mg	0.61mg	0%
Valine	0.95mg	0.75mg	0%
Histidine	0.531mg	0.25mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	17.83g	0.453g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.835g		N/A