Chia seeds leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Chia seeds comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Chia seeds for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Pistachios, dry roasted for more protein, more potassium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.4 g3.7 gWIN
- Carbohydrate8.67 g4.84 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN7.08 g1.81 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.36 g
- Total fat6.33 g8.05 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.69 g0.99 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3.29 mg75.22 mg
- Potassiummore is better83.74 mg176.98 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN129.84 mg18.8 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.59 mg0.71 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN68.93 mg19.16 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.33 mg0.53 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.

