Chia seeds vs Pumpkin seeds: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Chia seeds has 486 kcal and Pumpkin seeds has 559 kcal, so Chia seeds has 13% fewer calories.

Pumpkin seeds has more protein (30.2 g vs 16.5 g). Chia seeds has more fiber (34.4 g vs 6 g). Pumpkin seeds has more fat (49.1 g vs 30.7 g). Relative to calories, Pumpkin seeds is the better protein source (5.41 g vs 3.4 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Chia seeds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Chia seeds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chia Seeds
Serving size:
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tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)cup (172g)half cup (86g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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Glycemic Index: 3

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Pumpkin Seeds
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handful (35g)tablespoon (10g)cup (120g)half cup (60g)
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Chia Seeds vs Pumpkin Seeds 100g Compare


per 100gChia seedsPumpkin seeds
Calories486 559
Carbohydrates42.12 g10.71 g
Fat30.74 g49.05 g
Dietary fiber34.4 g6 g
Protein16.54 g30.23 g
Calcium631 mg46 mg
Iron7.72 mg8.82 mg
Magnessium335 mg592 mg
Potassium407 mg809 mg
Sodium16 mg7 mg
Vitaminium A54 IU16 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.62 mg0.273 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.17 mg0.153 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)8.83 mg4.987 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)49 µg58 µg
Vitaminium C1.6 mg1.9 mg
Vitaminium E0.5 mg35.1 mg

Less Calories in Chia seeds

At first glance, you can see that in chia seeds is less calories than in pumpkin seeds.

Chia seeds has 486 kcal per 100g and pumpkin seeds 559 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 15%.

In chia seeds and in pumpkin seeds most calories came from fat.

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

Chia seeds 100g

486kcal

Calories source

  • 33% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 54% FAT

Pumpkin seeds 100g

559kcal

Calories source

  • 7% CARBS
  • 20% PROTEIN
  • 73% FAT

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.