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Chia seeds vs Black beans
CALORIC DENSITY
Chia seeds, dried
Black beans, mature seeds, ckd, bld, wo/salt
4.9
1.32
12006
16015

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Chia seeds
Black beans
Protein = 6g
Protein = 13g
Carbohydrates = 18g
Carbohydrates = 36g
Fat = 13g
Fat = 1g
Fiber = 15g
Fiber = 13g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 10g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Saturated Fat = 1g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient chia seeds black beans
Protein 6g 13g
Carbohydrate 18g 36g
Fiber 15g 13g
Fat 13g 1g
Monounsat. Fat 1g 1g
Polyunsat. Fat 10g 0g
Saturated Fat 1g 0g
chia seeds
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 0%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientchia seedsblack beans
Choline0%0%
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E0%0%
Vitamin K0%0%

Chia seeds are a great source of Calcium, Phosphorus. Black beans are a good source of Thiamin, Magnesium, Phosphorus. Black beans are a great source of Iron.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 0%
Vitamin B1 = 37%
Vitamin B2 = 0%
Vitamin B2 = 8%
Vitamin B3 = 0%
Vitamin B3 = 6%
Vitamin B5 = 0%
Vitamin B5 = 7%
Vitamin B6 = 0%
Vitamin B6 = 10%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientchia seedsblack beans
Vitamin B10%37%
Vitamin B20%8%
Vitamin B30%6%
Vitamin B50%7%
Vitamin B60%10%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 1%
Sodium = 0%
Potassium = 2%
Potassium = 15%
Calcium = 52%
Calcium = 8%
Magnesium = 0%
Magnesium = 30%
Phosphorus = 67%
Phosphorus = 37%
Iron = 0%
Iron = 53%
Manganese = 38%
Manganese = 29%
Selenium = 0%
Selenium = 4%
Copper = 8%
Copper = 32%
Zinc = 15%
Zinc = 18%
Nutrientchia seedsblack beans
Sodium1%0%
Potasium2%15%
Calcium52%8%
Magnesium0%30%
Phosphorus67%37%
Iron0%53%
Manganese38%29%
Selenium0%4%
Copper8%32%
Zinc15%18%

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