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Chia seeds vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chia seeds and table salt

  • Table salt has less fiber, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, copper, iron, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin B3 than chia seeds.
  • Table salt covers your daily need for sodium, 1684% more than chia seeds.
  • Chia seeds have less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of chia seeds is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Salt, table.

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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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2529.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4987.5%
Contains more IronIron +2239.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +2980%
Contains more ZincZinc +4480%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2623%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +55100%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chia seeds Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 16mg 38758mg 1684%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.665g 0g 158%
Fiber 34.4g 0g 138%
Phosphorus 860mg 0mg 123%
Manganese 2.723mg 0.1mg 114%
Selenium 55.2µg 0.1µg 100%
Copper 0.924mg 0.03mg 99%
Iron 7.72mg 0.33mg 92%
Magnesium 335mg 1mg 80%
Calcium 631mg 24mg 61%
Vitamin B3 8.83mg 0mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.62mg 0mg 52%
Fats 30.74g 0g 47%
Zinc 4.58mg 0.1mg 41%
Protein 16.54g 0g 33%
Calories 486kcal 0kcal 24%
Saturated fat 3.33g 0g 15%
Carbs 42.12g 0g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0mg 13%
Potassium 407mg 8mg 12%
Folate 49µg 0µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 2.309g 0g 6%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 7.72g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.14g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.436mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.709mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.801mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.371mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.97mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.588mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.016mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.531mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2800%
Contains more OtherOther +1979.2%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.