Chia seeds leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Chia seeds comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorns, raw for less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Chia seeds for more protein, less saturated fat, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.59 g3.4 gWIN
- Carbohydrate10.53 g8.67 g
- Fibermore is better—7.08 g
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat6.17 g6.33 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.8 g0.69 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg3.29 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN139.28 mg83.74 mg
- Calciummore is better10.59 mg129.84 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg1.59 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better16.02 mg68.93 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.33 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

