Chia seeds vs Sunflower Seeds: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Chia seeds has 486 kcal and Sunflower Seeds has 584 kcal, so Chia seeds has 17% fewer calories.

Sunflower Seeds has more protein (20.8 g vs 16.5 g). Chia seeds has more fiber (34.4 g vs 8.6 g). Sunflower Seeds has more fat (51.5 g vs 30.7 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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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
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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.
Sunflower
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)cup (120g)half cup (60g)
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

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 Sunflower 100g Compare


per 100gChia seedsSunflower Seeds
Calories486 584
Carbohydrates42.12 g20 g
Fat30.74 g51.46 g
Dietary fiber34.4 g8.6 g
Protein16.54 g20.78 g
Calcium631 mg78 mg
Iron7.72 mg5.25 mg
Magnessium335 mg325 mg
Potassium407 mg645 mg
Sodium16 mg9 mg
Vitaminium A54 IU50 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.62 mg1.48 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.17 mg0.355 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)8.83 mg8.335 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)49 µg227 µg
Vitaminium C1.6 mg1.4 mg
Vitaminium E0.5 mg35.17 mg

Less Calories in Chia seeds

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

Chia seeds has 486 kcal per 100g and sunflower 584 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 20%.

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

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

Chia seeds 100g

486kcal

Calories source

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

Sunflower Seeds 100g

584kcal

Calories source

  • 13% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 74% 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.