Tarragon vs. Chia seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tarragon and chia seeds?

Tarragon is higher in iron, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin A, potassium, folate, and vitamin C, yet chia seeds are higher in fiber, selenium, and phosphorus.
Tarragon's daily need coverage for iron is 307% more.
Tarragon has 78 times more vitamin A than chia seeds. While tarragon has 4200IU of vitamin A, chia seeds have only 54IU.
The glycemic index of tarragon is lower.

We used Spices, tarragon, dried and Seeds, chia seeds, dried types in this article.

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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.

Tarragon

Chia seeds

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+642%
Contains more IronIron	+318.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+192.6%

Contains more CopperCopper	+36.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+174.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1154.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~335mg

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.

Tarragon

Chia seeds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3025%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+687.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+459.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+147%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.83mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	32.3mg	7.72mg	307%
Manganese	7.967mg	2.723mg	228%
Vitamin B6	2.41mg		185%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.698g	23.665g	133%
Fiber	7.4g	34.4g	108%
Selenium	4.4µg	55.2µg	92%
Vitamin B2	1.339mg	0.17mg	90%
Phosphorus	313mg	860mg	78%
Potassium	3020mg	407mg	77%
Folate	274µg	49µg	56%
Vitamin C	50mg	1.6mg	54%
Calcium	1139mg	631mg	51%
Fats	7.24g	30.74g	36%
Vitamin B1	0.251mg	0.62mg	31%
Copper	0.677mg	0.924mg	27%
Vitamin A	210µg		23%
Protein	22.77g	16.54g	12%
Calories	295kcal	486kcal	10%
Saturated fat	1.881g	3.33g	7%
Zinc	3.9mg	4.58mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.474g	2.309g	5%
Vitamin E		0.5mg	3%
Magnesium	347mg	335mg	3%
Carbs	50.22g	42.12g	3%
Sodium	62mg	16mg	2%
Vitamin B3	8.95mg	8.83mg	1%
Net carbs	42.82g	7.72g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.14g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.436mg	0%
Threonine		0.709mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.801mg	0%
Leucine		1.371mg	0%
Lysine		0.97mg	0%
Methionine		0.588mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.016mg	0%
Valine		0.95mg	0%
Histidine		0.531mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		17.83g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.835g	N/A