November 25, 2016
Superfoods – Chia seeds vs Hemp seeds
Although chia seeds look good on paper nutritionally, I am concerned about their digestibility if they have not been soaked for long enough to allow the nutrients to be accessed enough to be digested. Hemp seeds on the other hand seem to be more readily digestible which made me wonder how do they stack up nutritionally side to side?
*Nutritional benefits per 100gms
| Hemp Seeds | Chia Seeds | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 610 | 457 |
| Carbohydrates | 5gms | 37gms |
| Sugars | 1gm | 0gms |
| Protein | 32gms | 20.4gms |
| Fat total | 52gms | 30.4gms |
| Saturated | 4gms | 4gms |
| - Mono | 5gsm | 3gms |
| -Poly | 40gsm | 4gms |
| Calcium | 60mgs | 500mgs |
| Iron | 10.4mgs | 6.4mgs |
| Potassium | 1200mgs | 500mgs |
| Magnesium | 576mgs | 290mg |
| Vitamin E | 560ug | none listed |
| Folate | 160ug | |
| Fatty Acid Profile | ||
| Omega 3 | 10.0g | 19.3gms |
| Omega 6 | 29.2g | 7.1gms |
| Omega 9 | 5.27g | 2011mgs |
| Gamma | ||
| Linolenic | ||
| Acid | 2.0g | none listed |
Interesting statistics, what have I concluded from reviewing these figures? I think a combination of both would be amazing if you ensure chia seed nutrients can be activated.
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