Chia seeds vs Quinoa: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Chia seeds has 486 kcal and Quinoa has 368 kcal, so Quinoa has 24% fewer calories.

Chia seeds has more fiber (34.4 g vs 7 g). Chia seeds has more fat (30.7 g vs 6.07 g). Quinoa has more carbohydrates (64.2 g vs 42.1 g).

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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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

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.
Quinoa
Serving size:
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)cup (185g)half cup (92.5g)
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 

* 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 Quinoa 100g Compare


per 100gChia seedsQuinoa
Calories486 368
Carbohydrates42.12 g64.16 g
Fat30.74 g6.07 g
Dietary fiber34.4 g7 g
Protein16.54 g14.12 g
Calcium631 mg47 mg
Iron7.72 mg4.57 mg
Magnessium335 mg197 mg
Potassium407 mg563 mg
Sodium16 mg5 mg
Vitaminium A54 IU14 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.62 mg0.36 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.17 mg0.318 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)8.83 mg1.52 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)49 µg184 µg
Vitaminium E0.5 mg2.44 mg

More Calories in Chia seeds

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

Chia seeds has 486 kcal per 100g and quinoa 368 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 32%.

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

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

Chia seeds 100g

486kcal

Calories source

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

Quinoa 100g

368kcal

Calories source

  • 70% CARBS
  • 15% PROTEIN
  • 15% 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.