Table 1.
Nutritional properties, vitamins, fatty acids, and phenolic compounds content of chia seeds and other cereals per 100 g [3,5,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31].
| Chia Seeds | Rice | Corn | Wheat | Quinoa | Amaranth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrates (g) | 42 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 64.2 | 71 |
| Protein (g) | 17 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 12.6 |
| Fat (g) | 31 | 1.5 | 1.92 | 1.5 | ||
| Minerals (mg) | ||||||
| Magnesium | 335 | 25 | 127 | 126 | 197 | 126 |
| Phosphorus | 860 | 115 | 210 | 288 | 457 | 288 |
| Calcium | 631 | 28 | 7 | 29 | 29 | |
| Potassium | 407 | 115 | 287 | 363 | 563 | 363 |
| Natrium | 16 | / | / | / | / | / |
| Other (g) | 13 | / | / | / | / | / |
| Vitamins (mg) | ||||||
| Vitamin A eq. | 54 μg | 0 | 214 | 9 | 0 | n.d. |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 | 0.11 | 0.49 | 1.01 | 0.63 | 1.19 |
| Vitamin C | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Thiamine (B1) | 0.62 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.2 |
| Niacin (B3) | 8.83 | 1.6 | 3.63 | 5.46 | 0.412 | 0.92 |
| Fatty acid content (%) | ||||||
| Linolenic acid (C18:3, ω-3) | 63.79 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.08 | 6.7 | 1.01 |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2, ω-6) | 18.89 | 39.7 | 52 | 0.68 | 56.4 | 0.35 |
| Olec acid (C18:1, ω-9) | 7.3 | 35.1 | 31 | 0.24 | 20.4 | 22.69 |
| Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | 0.03 | / | / | / | n.d. | 0.08 |
| Eicosenic acid (20:1) | n.d. | / | / | 0.005 | n.d. | 1.49 |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 7.04 | 20.8 | 13 | 3.02 | 9.7 | 18.59 |
| Phenolic compunds (μg) | ||||||
| Caffeic acid | 27 | n.d. | 26 | 40 | 37 | 0.90 |
| Quercetin | 0.17 | / | / | 30.1 | 43.3 | / |
| Kaempferol | 0.013 | / | / | / | 36.7 | / |
| Daidzin | 6.6 | / | / | / | / | / |
| Glycitin | 1.4 | / | / | / | / | / |
| Genistin | 3.4 | / | / | / | / | / |