Chia seeds vs Walnuts: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Chia seeds has 486 kcal and Walnuts has 654 kcal, so Chia seeds has 26% fewer calories.

Chia seeds has more fiber (34.4 g vs 6.7 g). Walnuts has more fat (65.2 g vs 30.7 g). Chia seeds has more carbohydrates (42.1 g vs 13.7 g). Relative to calories, Chia seeds is the better protein source (3.4 g vs 2.33 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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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
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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.
Walnuts
Serving size:
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one walnuts (5g)handful (35g)cup, chopped (125g)cup (106g)half cup (53g)
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Dietary Fiber g
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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 Walnuts 100g Compare


per 100gChia seedsWalnuts
Calories486 654
Carbohydrates42.12 g13.71 g
Fat30.74 g65.21 g
Dietary fiber34.4 g6.7 g
Protein16.54 g15.23 g
Calcium631 mg98 mg
Iron7.72 mg2.9 mg
Magnessium335 mg158 mg
Potassium407 mg441 mg
Sodium16 mg2 mg
Vitaminium A54 IU20 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.62 mg0.341 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.17 mg0.15 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)8.83 mg1.125 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)49 µg98 µg
Vitaminium C1.6 mg1.3 mg
Vitaminium E0.5 mg20.83 mg

Less Calories in Chia seeds

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

Chia seeds has 486 kcal per 100g and walnuts 654 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 35%.

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

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

Chia seeds 100g

486kcal

Calories source

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

Walnuts 100g

654kcal

Calories source

  • 8% CARBS
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 84% 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.