Table 1.
Nutritional value of chia seeds.
| Nutrient | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USDA [33] | Jin et al. [35] | |||
| Energy | 486.0 | kcal | 562 | kcal |
| Protein | 16.5 | g/100 g | 24.2 | g/100 g |
| Total lipid | 30.7 | 40.2 | ||
| Ash | 4.8 | 4.77 | ||
| Carbohydrate | 42.1 | 26.9 | ||
| Dietary fibre | 34.4 | 30.2 | ||
| Calcium | 631.0 | mg/100 g | 456 | mg/100 g |
| Iron | 7.7 | 9.18 | ||
| Magnesium | 335.0 | 449 | ||
| Phosphorus | 860.0 | 919 | ||
| Potassium | 407.0 | 726 | ||
| Sodium | 16.0 | 0.26 | ||
| Zinc | 4.6 | 6.47 | ||
| Copper | 0.9 | 1.86 | ||
| Manganese | 2.7 | 3.79 | ||
| Vitamin C | 1.6 | |||
| Thiamine | 0.6 | |||
| Riboflavin | 0.2 | n.e. | ||
| Niacin | 8.8 | |||
| Vitamin E | 0.5 | |||
| Folate | 49.0 | µg/100 g | n.e. | µg/100 g |
(n.e., not evaluated).