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Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added vs. Chia seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added and chia seeds?

  • Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added is richer in vitamin E, selenium, copper, and folate, yet chia seeds are richer in fiber, calcium, vitamin B1, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 149% higher.
  • Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added has 5 times more folate than chia seeds. Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added has 237µg of folate, while chia seeds have 49µg.

We used Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added and Seeds, chia seeds, dried types in this comparison.

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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 222% 19% 51% 155% 532% 133% 285% 43% 270% 569%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +885.9%
Contains more IronIron +87.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~335mg
~equal in Zinc ~4.58mg

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 9% 0% 458% 0% 13% 38% 127% 70% 127% 0% 0% 178% 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 5.3% 0% 10% 0% 155% 39% 166% 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4478%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +383.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1069.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.17mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added Chia seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin E 22.89mg 0.5mg 149%
Fiber 5.7g 34.4g 115%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.805g 23.665g 92%
Monounsaturated fat 39.025g 2.309g 92%
Selenium 104.4µg 55.2µg 89%
Copper 1.597mg 0.924mg 75%
Calcium 64mg 631mg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.62mg 47%
Folate 237µg 49µg 47%
Iron 4.12mg 7.72mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.55mg 42%
Fats 55.2g 30.74g 38%
Manganese 2.073mg 2.723mg 28%
Phosphorus 666mg 860mg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.167mg 23%
Sodium 331mg 16mg 14%
Vitamin B3 6.747mg 8.83mg 13%
Calories 617kcal 486kcal 7%
Saturated fat 4.678g 3.33g 6%
Magnesium 311mg 335mg 6%
Carbs 23.32g 42.12g 6%
Potassium 576mg 407mg 5%
Zinc 4.89mg 4.58mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.17mg 1%
Protein 17.28g 16.54g 1%
Vitamin C 2.7mg 1.6mg 1%
Net carbs 17.62g 7.72g N/A
Sugar 10.54g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Trans fat 0.027g 0.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.285mg 0.436mg 0%
Threonine 0.723mg 0.709mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0.801mg 0%
Leucine 1.315mg 1.371mg 0%
Lysine 0.532mg 0.97mg 0%
Methionine 0.435mg 0.588mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.942mg 1.016mg 0%
Valine 1.002mg 0.95mg 0%
Histidine 0.492mg 0.531mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g 17.83g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 9.723g 5.835g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 55% 23% 4%
Protein: 17.28 g
Fats: 55.2 g
Carbs: 23.32 g
Water: 0.62 g
Other: 3.58 g
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
Contains more FatsFats +79.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.6%
Contains more WaterWater +835.5%
Contains more OtherOther +34.1%
~equal in Protein ~16.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 73% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 39.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.805 g
11% 8% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.665 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1590.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +141.4%

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. Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168595/nutrients
  2. Chia seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170554/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.