Chia seeds: Nutrition Facts

Chia seeds is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 511.3 kcal

Chia seeds contains 0 grams of total sugars, 34.4 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 140 milligrams of total trans fats.

Chia seeds — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Chia seeds provides about 22.1% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 36.6% of the daily intake of fats and 13.6% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein16.5 g
22.1%
Fat30.7 g
36.6%
Carbs42.1 g
13.6%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Chia seeds of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.5 mg
3.4%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C1.6 mg
1.8%
Vitamine B10.6 mg
50.0%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B38.8 mg
55.0%
Vitamine B40 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B50 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B60 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Chia seeds.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium631 mg
63.1%
Iron7.7 mg
77.0%
Magnesium335 mg
83.8%
Phosphorus860 mg
122.9%
Potassium407 mg
8.7%
Sodium16 mg
1.2%
Zinc4.6 mg
41.8%
Copper0.9 mg
100.0%
Manganese2.7 mg
117.4%
Selenium0.1 mg
181.8%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Chia seeds.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan436 mg
5.5%
Threonine709 mg
29.5%
Isoleucine801 mg
40.1%
Leucine1.4 g
29.8%
Lysine970 mg
23.7%
Methionine588 mg
32.7%
Cystine407 mg
22.6%
Phenylalanine1.0 g
23.1%
Tyrosine563 mg
12.8%
Valine950 mg
38.0%
Arginine2.1 g
35.1%
Histidine531 mg
25.3%
Alanine1.0 g
15.8%
Aspartic acid1.7 g
13.8%
Glutamic acid3.5 g
25.7%
Glycine943 mg
26.9%
Proline776 mg
17.2%
Serine1.0 g
12.6%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.371 g), isoleucine (0.801 g) and valine (0.950 g).
Chia seeds contains 3.12 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.943 g), arginine (2.143 g) and methionine (0.588 g).
Chia seeds contains 3.67 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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