Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of dried chia seeds, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of dried chia seeds. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Dried chia seeds: nutritional value & information

Dried chia seeds: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 35% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 11% comes from proteins
  • The 52% comes from fat

Dried chia seeds: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 486
% DV
Total Fat 31g 48 %
   Saturated Fat 3.3g 16 %
Sodium 16mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrate 42g 14 %
   Dietary Fiber 34g 136 %
Proteins 17g 34 %
Vitamin A 1 % Vitamin C 3 %
Calcium 63 % Iron 43 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Dried chia seeds: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
    Folate49.00 mcg
Niacin8.830 mg44 %
Riboflavin0.170 mg10 %
Thiamin0.620 mg41 %
Vitamin A54.00 IU1 %
Vitamin C1.6 mg3 %
Vitamin E0.50 mg2 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.50 mg

Dried chia seeds: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins16.54 g33 %
  Alanine1.044 g
  Arginine2.143 g
  Aspartic acid1.689 g
  Cystine0.407 g
  Glutamic acid3.500 g
  Glycine0.943 g
  Histidine0.531 g
  Isoleucine0.801 g57 %
  Leucine1.371 g50 %
  Lysine0.970 g46 %
  Methionine0.588 g56 %
  Phenylalanine1.016 g58 %
  Proline0.776 g
  Serine1.049 g
  Threonine0.709 g68 %
  Tryptophan0.436 g156 %
  Tyrosine0.563 g32 %
  Valine0.950 g52 %

Dried chia seeds: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca631.00 mg63 %
Copper, Cu0.924 mg46 %
Iron, Fe7.72 mg43 %
Magnesium, Mg335.00 mg84 %
Manganese, Mn2.723 mg136 %
Potassium, K407.00 mg9 %
Selenium, Se55.2 mcg79 %
Sodium, Na16.00 mg1 %
Zinc, Zn4.58 mg31 %

Dried chia seeds: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat30.74 g47 %
  Saturated fatty acids3.330 g17 %
    Docosanoic acid0.032 g
    Eicosanoic acid0.093 g
    Heptadecanoic acid0.063 g
    Hexadecanoic acid2.170 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.912 g
    Pentadecanoic acid0.030 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.030 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids2.309 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.046 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.029 g
    Octadecenoic acid2.203 g
    Tetradecenoic acid0.030 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids23.665 g
    Cis,cis,cis-octadecatrienoic n-3 acid17.830 g
    Cis,cis-octadecadienoic n-6 acid5.835 g
    Octadecadienoic acid5.835 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid17.830 g
  Fatty acids, total trans0.140 g

Dried chia seeds: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate42.12 g14 %
Fiber34.4 g138 %

Dried chia seeds: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Dried chia seeds: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash4.80 g
Water5.80 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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