| Detailed Analysis of Chia's Composition Obtained From Various Sources | ||||||||||||||
| Primary Name | Sub Name | Specific Constituent | Average | Maximum | Minimum | units | Primary Name | Sub Name | Specific Constituent | Average | Maximum | Minimum | units | |
| Value | Value | Value | Value | Value | Value | |||||||||
| Calories | 460 | 529 | 356 | Cal/100g | Amino Acids - Essential | |||||||||
| Calories from Fat | 233 | 309 | 110 | Cal/100g | ||||||||||
| Arginine* | 2221 | 2750 | 1950 | mg/100g | ||||||||||
| Total Fat | 30.86 | 34.3 | 21.4 | g/100g | Histidine | 550 | 629 | 485 | mg/100g | |||||
| Saturated Fat | 3.47 | 3.91 | 2.48 | g/100g | Isoleucine | 830 | 1100 | 700 | mg/100g | |||||
| Trans Fat | 0.14 | 0.191 | 0.04 | g/100g | Leucine | 1421 | 1700 | 1210 | mg/100g | |||||
| Polyunsaturated fat | 23.97 | 26 | 16.2 | g/100g | Lysine | 1005 | 1100 | 849 | mg/100g | |||||
| Monounaturated fat | 2.36 | 2.76 | 1.71 | g/100g | Methionine | 609 | 1200 | 400 | mg/100g | |||||
| Phenylalanine | 1053 | 1350 | 900 | mg/100g | ||||||||||
| Omega Fatty Acids | Threonine | 735 | 894 | 647 | mg/100g | |||||||||
| Essential | Tryptophan | 452 | 1600 | 178 | mg/100g | |||||||||
| Omega 3 (ALA) | 18.56 | 21.1 | 12.3 | g/100g | Valine | 985 | 1110 | 857 | mg/100g | |||||
| Omega 6 (linoleic) | 5.93 | 7.15 | 3.88 | g/100g | * Essential for young, not adults | |||||||||
| Non-essential | ||||||||||||||
| Omega 9 (oleic) | 2.12 | 2.71 | 1.41 | g/100g | Amino Acids - Nonessential | |||||||||
| Cholesterol | Alanine | 1082 | 1300 | 920 | mg/100g | |||||||||
| Asparagine | ||||||||||||||
| Total Carbohydrates | 40.27 | 54 | 32 | g/100g | Aspartic acid | 1751 | 2150 | 1490 | mg/100g | |||||
| Cysteine | 422 | 500 | 370 | mg/100g | ||||||||||
| Dietary Fiber (total) | 34.43 | 41.2 | 30 | g/100g | Glutamic acid (Glutamate) | 3628 | 4370 | 3140 | mg/100g | |||||
| Insoluble Fiber | 31.39 | 35.9 | 28 | g/100g | Glutamine | 3650 | 4000 | 3300 | mg/100g | |||||
| Soluble Fiber | 3.68 | 5.8 | 1.1 | g/100g | Glycine | 977 | 1120 | 830 | mg/100g | |||||
| Proline | 804 | 893 | 683 | mg/100g | ||||||||||
| Protein | 22.23 | 24.4 | 19.7 | g/100g | Serine | 1087 | 1280 | 928 | mg/100g | |||||
| Tyrosine | 584 | 880 | 25 | mg/100g | ||||||||||
| Vitamins | ||||||||||||||
| Vitamin A | 53.86 | 80 | 30 | IU/100g | ||||||||||
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 1.61 | 2.9 | 0.5 | mg/100g | Phytonutrients | |||||||||
| Vitamin D | Flavonoids (polyphenols) | |||||||||||||
| Vitamin E | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.74 | IU | Quercetin | 35 | 60 | 20 | mcg/g | |||||
| Vitamin K | Kaempferol | 35 | 70 | 20 | mcg/g | |||||||||
| Thiamin (Vitamin B1) | 0.62 | 0.79 | 0.21 | mg/100g | Myricetin | 51 | 62 | 41 | mcg/g | |||||
| Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.12 | mg/100g | Quercetin | 20 | 20 | 20 | mcg/g | |||||
| Niacin | 8.83 | 11.9 | 5.97 | mg/100g | Kaempferol | 20 | 20 | 20 | mcg/g | |||||
| Vitamin B6 | ||||||||||||||
| Folate (folic acid) | 48.53 | 51.4 | 43.1 | mcg/100g | Phenolic Acids | |||||||||
| Vitamin B12 | Ferulic | 64 | 158 | 40 | mcg/g | |||||||||
| Biotin | Gallic | |||||||||||||
| Pantothenic acid | Caffeic | 290 | 387 | 132 | mcg/g | |||||||||
| p-Coumaric | 75 | 102 | 40 | mcg/g | ||||||||||
| Minerals | chlorogenic | 603 | 1174 | 31 | mcg/g | |||||||||
| Calcium | 569.80 | 616 | 523 | mg/100g | ||||||||||
| Iron | 7.72 | 9.78 | 6.27 | mg/100g | Catechins (Flavan-3-ols) | |||||||||
| Phosphorus | 770.30 | 880 | 675 | mg/100g | Epigllocatechin | 893 | 1850 | 90 | mcg/g | |||||
| Iodine | TOTALS | 1599 | 2312 | 1106 | mcg/g | |||||||||
| Magnesium | 334.50 | 369 | 321 | mg/100g | ||||||||||
| Zinc | 5.68 | 6.48 | 4.46 | mg/100g | Other Organic Acids | |||||||||
| Selenium | 55.15 | 92.5 | 17.8 | mcg/100g | Phytic | 20 | 27 | 13 | ||||||
| Copper | 1.66 | 1.88 | 1.44 | mg/100g | ||||||||||
| Manganese | 3.28 | 4.32 | 2.46 | mg/100g | mg/g | |||||||||
| Chromium | 9.07 | 16.4 | 1.74 | mcg/100g | ORAC | |||||||||
| Molybdenum | ORAC - Lipophillic | 3 | 12 | 0 | umol TE/g | |||||||||
| Chloride | ORAC - Hydrophyllic | 63 | 85 | 31 | umol TE/g | |||||||||
| Sodium | 128 | 272 | 22 | mcg/g | Total ORAC | 66 | 89 | 33 | umol TE/g | |||||
| Potassium | 653 | 741 | 596 | mg/100g | ||||||||||