How many calories are in chia seed?

100 g of chia seed has 400 kcal. Serving, 1 portion, 300 g (300 g): about 1,200 kcal.

Is chia seed high in protein?

Chia seed contains 13 g of protein per 100 g (26% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 39 g in serving, 1 portion, 300 g (300 g). About 13% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other nuts and seeds, that is above the median (median 10.5 g).

How many carbs are in chia seed?

Chia seed has 30 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 25 g of fiber. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in chia seed?

Chia seed contains 26 g of fat per 100 g.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated March 11, 2025. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

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Chia seed contains 400 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 1 portion, 300 g (300 g) provides about 1,200 kcal.

Roughly 58% of its calories come from fat, with 30% from carbohydrates and 13% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for nuts and seeds on FoodFactly (441 kcal per 100 g).

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

Photo: Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Open Food Facts contributors

400kcal per 100 g

13 gprotein

30 gcarbohydrates

26 gfat

1,200kcal in serving, 1 portion, 300 g (300 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	400 kcal
Total fat L	26 g	33%
Saturated fat	not reported
Sodium	not reported
Total carbohydrates L	30 g	11%
Dietary fiber L	25 g	89%
Total sugars	not reported
Protein L	13 g	26%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 13%
Carbohydrates 30%
Fat 58%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Nutritional insights

Protein13 gabove the median for nuts and seeds (median 10.5 g)
Fiber25 gin the top quarter of nuts and seeds (median 5.8 g)
Fat26 gabove the median for nuts and seeds (median 23.2 g)
Protein per 100 kcal3.3 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: best choice
Barcode: 8936139331178
Label serving: 1 portion (300 g)
Category: Nuts and Seeds

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 8936139331178. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated March 11, 2025. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 75/100 (how it is calculated).

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