Which has more calories, Chia seeds or Couscous?

Chia seeds has more calories than Couscous: 486 kcal vs 376 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Chia seeds or Couscous?

Chia seeds has more protein than Couscous: 16.5 g vs 12.8 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Chia seeds or Couscous?

Chia seeds has more fat than Couscous: 30.7 g vs 0.64 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Chia seeds or Couscous?

Couscous has more carbohydrates than Chia seeds: 77.4 g vs 42.1 g per 100 g.

Couscous vs. Chia Seeds: Are They the Same?

Per 100 g, Chia seeds has 486 kcal and Couscous has 376 kcal, so Couscous has 23% fewer calories.

Chia seeds has more protein (16.5 g vs 12.8 g). Chia seeds has more fiber (34.4 g vs 5 g). Chia seeds has more fat (30.7 g vs 0.64 g).

Chia seeds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chia Seeds

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Glycemic Index: 3

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Couscous

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tablespoon (15g)glass (200g)cup cooked (157g)cup raw (183g)

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Chia Seeds vs Couscous 100g Compare

per 100g	Chia seeds	Couscous
Calories	486	376
Carbohydrates	42.12 g	77.43 g
Fat	30.74 g	0.64 g
Saturated fat	3.33 g	0.12 g
Dietary fiber	34.4 g	5 g
Protein	16.54 g	12.76 g
Water	5.8 g	8.56 g
Calcium	631 mg	24 mg
Iron	7.72 mg	1.08 mg
Magnessium	335 mg	44 mg
Potassium	407 mg	166 mg
Sodium	16 mg	10 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.62 mg	0.163 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.17 mg	0.078 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	8.83 mg	3.49 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	49 µg	0.02 µg
Vitaminium E	0.5 mg	0.13 mg

More Calories in Chia seeds

At first glance, you can see that in chia seeds is more calories than in couscous.

Chia seeds has 486 kcal per 100g and couscous 376 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 29%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in chia seeds comes from fat and in couscous from carbs.

See tables below to compare chia seeds with couscous in details.

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Chia seeds 100g

486kcal

Calories source

33% CARBS.
13% PROTEIN
54% FAT

Couscous 100g

376kcal

Calories source

85% CARBS
14% PROTEIN
2% FAT

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.