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Chia seeds vs. Cranberry beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chia seeds and cranberry beans?

  • Cranberry beans has less phosphorus, fiber, manganese, selenium, copper, iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B3, and fats than chia seeds.
  • Chia seeds' daily need coverage for phosphorus is 104% higher.
  • Chia seeds have 67 times more fats than cranberry beans. Chia seeds have 30.74g of fats, while cranberry beans has 0.46g.
  • Chia seeds have a lower glycemic index than cranberry beans.

We used Seeds, chia seeds, dried and Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 36% 15% 34% 78% 77% 31% 58% 0.13% 48% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +570%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1162%
Contains more IronIron +269.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +301.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +537%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +635.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4146.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
~equal in Potassium ~387mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5.3% 0% 0% 10% 155% 39% 166% 0% 0% 0% 0% 37%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 16% 9.7% 14% 19% 0% 0% 155%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +195.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +146.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1614.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chia seeds Cranberry beans DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA) 17.83g 1114%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.665g 0.199g 156%
Phosphorus 860mg 135mg 104%
Fiber 34.4g 8.6g 103%
Manganese 2.723mg 0.37mg 102%
Selenium 55.2µg 1.3µg 98%
Copper 0.924mg 0.231mg 77%
Iron 7.72mg 2.09mg 70%
Magnesium 335mg 50mg 68%
Calcium 631mg 50mg 58%
Vitamin B3 8.83mg 0.515mg 52%
Fats 30.74g 0.46g 47%
Folate 49µg 207µg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.62mg 0.21mg 34%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 5.835g 34%
Zinc 4.58mg 1.14mg 31%
Calories 486kcal 136kcal 18%
Saturated fat 3.33g 0.119g 15%
Protein 16.54g 9.34g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.17mg 0.069mg 8%
Carbs 42.12g 24.46g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.309g 0.04g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Potassium 407mg 387mg 1%
Sodium 16mg 1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.4g 6.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 294kcal 146kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 21g 74g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 7.8 2 N/A
Net carbs 7.72g 15.86g N/A
Trans fat 0.14g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.436mg 0.111mg 0%
Threonine 0.709mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.801mg 0.412mg 0%
Leucine 1.371mg 0.746mg 0%
Lysine 0.97mg 0.641mg 0%
Methionine 0.588mg 0.14mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.016mg 0.505mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.531mg 0.26mg 0%

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
9% 24% 65%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 0.46 g
Carbs: 24.46 g
Water: 64.65 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6582.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1014.7%

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
33% 11% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.199 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5672.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11792%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.4%

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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. Cranberry beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173736/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.