Chia Seeds Nutrient Values - Chia Seeds Facts

Chia Seeds Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion – source USDA database

Nutrient	unit	Value per 100g	# of Data Points	Std. Error	1 oz 28.35 g
Proximates
Water ⁵	g	5.80	1	—	1.64
Energy	kcal	486	—	—	138
Energy	kJ	2034	—	—	577
Protein ^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ⁵	g	16.54	21	1.230	4.69
Total lipid (fat) ^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ^5, ^6, ⁷	g	30.74	24	0.780	8.71
Ash ⁵	g	4.80	1	—	1.36
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	42.12	—	—	11.94
Fiber, total dietary ⁸	g	34.4	2	—	9.8
Minerals
Calcium, Ca ^1, ⁵	mg	631	2	—	179
Iron, Fe ⁸	mg	7.72	2	—	2.19
Magnesium, Mg ⁸	mg	335	2	—	95
Phosphorus, P ^1, ^5, ⁸	mg	860	4	93.000	244
Potassium, K ^5, ⁸	mg	407	3	246.000	115
Sodium, Na ^5, ⁸	mg	16	3	3.000	5
Zinc, Zn ^5, ⁸	mg	4.58	3	1.090	1.30
Copper, Cu ^5, ⁸	mg	0.924	3	0.736	0.262
Manganese, Mn ^5, ⁸	mg	2.723	3	0.557	0.772
Selenium, Se ⁸	µg	55.2	2	—	15.6
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid ⁸	mg	1.6	2	—	0.5
Thiamin ⁸	mg	0.620	2	—	0.176
Riboflavin ⁸	mg	0.170	2	—	0.048
Niacin ⁸	mg	8.830	2	—	2.503
Folate, total ⁸	µg	49	2	—	14
Folate, food	µg	49	2	—	14
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00	—	—	0.00
Vitamin A, IU ⁸	IU	54	2	—	15
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) ⁸	mg	0.50	1	—	0.14
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	3.330	—	—	0.944
14:0 ⁵	g	0.030	1	—	0.009
15:0 ⁵	g	0.030	1	—	0.009
16:0 ^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ^5, ^6, ⁷	g	2.170	24	0.079	0.615
17:0 ¹	g	0.063	1	—	0.018
18:0 ^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ^5, ^6, ⁷	g	0.912	24	0.031	0.259
20:0 ^1, ⁵	g	0.093	2	—	0.026
22:0 ¹	g	0.032	1	—	0.009
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	2.309	—	—	0.655
14:1 ⁵	g	0.030	1	—	0.009
16:1 undifferentiated ^1, ^3, ⁵	g	0.029	9	0.002	0.008
17:1 ¹	g	0.000	1	—	0.000
18:1 undifferentiated ^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ^5, ^6, ⁷	g	2.203	23	0.122	0.625
20:1 ^1, ⁵	g	0.046	2	—	0.013
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	23.665	—	—	6.709
18:2 undifferentiated ^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ^5, ^6, ⁷	g	5.835	24	0.283	1.654
18:2 n-6 c,c ⁸	g	5.835	2	—	1.654
18:3 undifferentiated ^1, ^2, ^3, ^4, ^5, ^6, ⁷	g	17.830	24	0.722	5.055
18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA) ⁸	g	17.830	2	—	5.055
Fatty acids, total trans ⁸	g	0.140	2	—	0.040
Cholesterol	mg	0	—	—	0
Amino Acids
Tryptophan ⁸	g	0.436	—	—	0.124
Threonine ⁸	g	0.709	—	—	0.201
Isoleucine ⁸	g	0.801	—	—	0.227
Leucine ⁸	g	1.371	—	—	0.389
Lysine ⁸	g	0.970	—	—	0.275
Methionine ⁸	g	0.588	—	—	0.167
Cystine ⁸	g	0.407	—	—	0.115
Phenylalanine ⁸	g	1.016	—	—	0.288
Tyrosine ⁸	g	0.563	—	—	0.160
Valine ⁸	g	0.950	—	—	0.269
Arginine ⁸	g	2.143	—	—	0.608
Histidine ⁸	g	0.531	—	—	0.151
Alanine ⁸	g	1.044	—	—	0.296
Aspartic acid ⁸	g	1.689	—	—	0.479
Glutamic acid ⁸	g	3.500	—	—	0.992
Glycine ⁸	g	0.943	—	—	0.267
Proline ⁸	g	0.776	—	—	0.220
Serine ⁸	g	1.049	—	—	0.297

Sources of Data

¹R. Ayerza, Wayne Coates An omega-3 fatty acid enriched chia diet: Influence on egg fatty acid composition, cholesterol and oil content , 1999 Canadian Journal of Animal Science 79 pp.53-58
²R. Ayerza, Wayne Coates Some quality components of four chia (Salvia hispanica L.) genotypes grown under tropical coastal desert ecosystem conditions , 2009 Asian J Plant Sci 8 4 pp.301-307
³R. Ayerza, Wayne Coates Influence of environment on growing period and yield, protein, oil and a-linolenic content of three chia (Salvia hispanica L.) selections , 2009 Industrial Crops and Products 30 pp.321-324
⁴R. Ayerza, Wayne Coates Composition of chia (Salvia hispanica) grown in six tropical and subtropical ecosystems of South America , 2004 Tropical Science 44 pp.131-135
⁵Ministry of Public Health Analysis of Salvia hispanica chia seed , 2003
⁶B. Heuer Effect of late salinization of chia (Salvia hispanica), stock (Matthiola tricuspidata) and evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) on their oil content and quality , 2002 Industrial Crops and Products 15 pp.163-167
⁷R. Ayerza, Wayne Coates Seed yield, oil content and fatty acid composition of three botanical sources of +-3 fatty acid planted in the Yungas ecosystem of tropical Argentina , 2008 Tropical Science 47 4 pp.183-187
⁸AZChia Personal communication with Wayne Coates, PhD of AZChia, professor emeritus at U Arizona , 2011

Langual Code(s)

A0305 SEED OR SEED PRODUCT (US CFR)
A1282 1200 NUT AND SEED PRODUCTS (USDA SR)
B1723 CHIA
C0155 SEED
E0150 WHOLE, NATURAL SHAPE
F0001 EXTENT OF HEAT TREATMENT NOT KNOWN
G0003 COOKING METHOD NOT APPLICABLE
H0138 WATER REMOVED
J0116 DEHYDRATED OR DRIED
K0003 NO PACKING MEDIUM USED
M0001 CONTAINER OR WRAPPING NOT KNOWN
N0001 FOOD CONTACT SURFACE NOT KNOWN
P0024 HUMAN FOOD, NO AGE SPECIFICATION