Chia seeds leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Brazil nuts: 100 g · Chia seeds: 100 g.
The verdict
Chia seeds comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Brazil nuts for less sodium, more potassium and more magnesium.
Pick Chia seeds for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy659 kcal486 kcal
- Proteinmore is better14.32 g16.54 gWIN
- Carbohydrate11.74 g42.12 g
- Fibermore is better7.5 g34.4 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better2.33 g—
- Total fat67.1 g30.74 g
- Saturated fatless is better16.13 g3.33 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3 mg16 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN659 mg407 mg
- Calciummore is better160 mg631 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better2.43 mg7.72 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN376 mg335 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.7 mg1.6 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.

