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Walnuts vs Chia seeds
CALORIC DENSITY
Walnuts, black, dried
Chia seeds, dried
6.18
4.9
12154
12006

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.
Walnuts
Chia seeds
Protein = 8g
Protein = 6g
Carbohydrates = 3g
Carbohydrates = 18g
Fat = 19g
Fat = 13g
Fiber = 2g
Fiber = 15g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 11g
Polyunsaturated = 10g
Saturated Fat = 1g
Saturated Fat = 1g
Nutrient walnuts chia seeds
Protein 8g 6g
Carbohydrate 3g 18g
Fiber 2g 15g
Fat 19g 13g
Monounsat. Fat 5g 13g
Polyunsat. Fat 11g 10g
Saturated Fat 1g 1g
walnuts
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 = 2%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 1%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 5%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 1%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientwalnutschia seeds
Choline2%0%
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C1%0%
Vitamin E5%0%
Vitamin K1%0%

Walnuts are a good source of Phosphorus. Chia seeds are a great source of Calcium, Phosphorus.

chia seeds

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

Vitamin B1 = 2%
Vitamin B1 = 0%
Vitamin B2 = 4%
Vitamin B2 = 0%
Vitamin B3 = 1%
Vitamin B3 = 0%
Vitamin B5 = 11%
Vitamin B5 = 0%
Vitamin B6 = 17%
Vitamin B6 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientwalnutschia seeds
Vitamin B12%0%
Vitamin B24%0%
Vitamin B31%0%
Vitamin B511%0%
Vitamin B617%0%
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 = 0%
Sodium = 1%
Potassium = 5%
Potassium = 2%
Calcium = 4%
Calcium = 52%
Magnesium = 19%
Magnesium = 0%
Phosphorus = 29%
Phosphorus = 67%
Iron = 17%
Iron = 0%
Manganese = 55%
Manganese = 38%
Selenium = 12%
Selenium = 0%
Copper = 44%
Copper = 8%
Zinc = 12%
Zinc = 15%
Nutrientwalnutschia seeds
Sodium0%1%
Potasium5%2%
Calcium4%52%
Magnesium19%0%
Phosphorus29%67%
Iron17%0%
Manganese55%38%
Selenium12%0%
Copper44%8%
Zinc12%15%

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