Chia seeds - calories, weight, nutrition Check glycemic index, dietary fiber and carbs

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★ How much calories in chia seeds?
★ What is the weight of chia seeds?
How much carbs (carbohydrate) in chia seeds?
How much dietary fiber in chia seeds?
Do chia seeds have gluten?
How much vitaminium C in chia seeds?
How much magnesium in chia seeds?
Glycemic index of chia seeds?
How much protein in chia seeds?

Chia seeds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

How much calories in chia seeds?

100g of chia seeds have about 486 calories (kcal).

In particular, tablespoon of chia seeds (10 g) have about 49 calories.

It is about 2% of daily calories intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity (for calculation we assumed 2400 kcal daily intake).

To visualize how much it actualy is, take in mind that calories amount from tablespoon of chia seeds (10 g) is similar to calories amount from 0.5 apples, 0.5 glasses of Coca Cola, 0.5 slices of cheese, 2.5 of sugar.

To burn this calories you need to bike at least 7 minutes, swim for about 6 minutes or run for 5 minutes.

Calories in chia seeds came from protein in 13%, from carbs in 33% and from fat in 54%.

Do chia seeds cause weight gain? Whether it is good to eat chia seeds on diet?

Count of calories in chia seeds is in middle point in comparsion to other products from seeds and nuts category. If you are on diet and you are looking for low-calorific seeds and nuts, chia seeds seems to be a 'not bad' choice but you can find something better.

There is a lot of seeds and nuts with similar calories count. It can be for example coconuts, linseed or hazelnuts.

Chia seeds - nutrition per 100g

Calories 486 kcal

Carbs 42.12 gram

Dietary fiber 34.4 gram

Fat 30.74 gram

Saturated fat 3.3 gram

Protein 16.54 gram

Glycemic index 3

chia seeds - calories table

Tablespoon of chia seeds (10g)49 kcal
Teaspoon ofchia seeds (5g)24 kcal
Glass full of chia seeds (180g)875 kcal
10g of chia seeds49 kcal
20g of chia seeds97 kcal
50g of chia seeds243 kcal
100g of chia seeds486 kcal
200g of chia seeds972 kcal
500g of chia seeds2430 kcal

chia seeds - vitamins per 100g

Vitaminium A 54 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.62 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.17 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 8.83 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 49 mcg
Vitaminium C 1.6 mg
Vitaminium E 0.5 mg

Energy content of chia seeds

33% CARBS
13% PROTEIN
54% FAT

chia seeds - minerals per 100g

Potassium 407 mg
Phosphorus 860 mg
Magnessium 335 mg
Calcium 631 mg
Sodium 16 mg
Iron 7.72 mg
Zink 4.58 mg

tablespoon of chia seeds (10 g) has:

49kcal For burning these calories you have to:

Bike 7 min. Bike

Horse ride 9 min. Horse ride

Play tennis 5 min. Tennis

Run 5 min. Run

Swim 6 min. Swim

How much protein in chia seeds?

Chia seeds have 16.54 g protein per 100g.
Tablespoon of chia seeds (10 g) has about 1.7 g of protein.

How much carbs in chia seeds?

Chia seeds have 42.12 g carbs (carbohydrates) per 100g.
Tablespoon of chia seeds (10 g) has about 4.2 g of carbs.

How much do chia seeds weight? (what is weight of chia seeds)

Tablespoon of chia seeds weights about 10g.
Teaspoon of chia seeds weights about 5g.
Glass of chia seeds weights about 180g.

How much dietary fiber in chia seeds?

Chia seeds have about 34.4 g dietary fiber per 100g.
Tablespoon of chia seeds (10 g) has about 3.4 g of dietary fiber. It is about 11% of daily dietary fiber intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity. ?

Do chia seeds have gluten?

Chia seeds have no gluten. They can be consumed by people sensitive to gluten or diagnosed celiac disease.

How much vitaminium C do chia seeds have?

Chia seeds have 1.6 mg of vitaminium C per 100g.
Tablespoon of chia seeds (10 g) has about 0.16 mg of vitaminium C. It is about 0% of daily vitaminium C intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity. ?

How much magnessium do chia seeds have?

Chia seeds have 335 mg of magnessium per 100g.
Tablespoon of chia seeds (10 g) has about 33.5 mg of magnessium. It is about 8% of daily magnessium intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity. ?

Waht is glycemic index of chia seeds?

Chia seeds have low glycemic index. Glycemic index of chia seeds is equal to 3.

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This post was based on 3 sources:

authoritynutrition.com
www.foodmatters.com
pl.wikipedia.com

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.