How many calories are in Organic Chia Seed?

100 g of Organic Chia Seed has 500 kcal. Serving, 1 tbsp, 12 g (12 g): about 60 kcal.

Is Organic Chia Seed high in protein?

Organic Chia Seed contains 16.7 g of protein per 100 g (33% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 2 g in serving, 1 tbsp, 12 g (12 g). About 13% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other nuts and seeds, that is below the median (median 17.9 g).

How many carbs are in Organic Chia Seed?

Organic Chia Seed has 41.7 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 33.3 g of fiber and 0 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Organic Chia Seed?

Organic Chia Seed contains 29.2 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0 g is saturated (0% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Organic Chia Seed contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are selenium (105% DV), copper (102% DV), manganese (87% DV), Thiamin (B1) (83% DV) and magnesium (79% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Organic Chia Seed?

100 g contains 0 mg of sodium, 0% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated June 19, 2024. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Organic Chia Seed

Packaged product Nuts and Seeds Barlean's

Organic Chia Seed contains 500 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 1 tbsp, 12 g (12 g) provides about 60 kcal.

Roughly 53% of its calories come from fat, with 34% from carbohydrates and 13% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for nuts and seeds on FoodFactly (462 kcal per 100 g).

100 g provides 105% of the Daily Value for selenium, 102% of the Daily Value for copper and 87% of the Daily Value for manganese.

The values are label data submitted by the manufacturer to USDA FoodData Central.

500kcal per 100 g

16.7 gprotein

41.7 gcarbohydrates

29.2 gfat

60kcal in serving, 1 tbsp, 12 g (12 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	500 kcal
Total fat L	29.2 g	37%
Saturated fat L	0 g	0%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	0 mg	0%
Sodium L	0 mg	0%
Total carbohydrates L	41.7 g	15%
Dietary fiber L	33.3 g	119%
Total sugars L	0 g
Protein L	16.7 g	33%
Vitamin A L	0 µg	0%
Vitamin C L	0 mg	0%
Thiamin (B1) L	1 mg	83%
Riboflavin (B2) L	0.17 mg	13%
Niacin (B3) L	8.8 mg	55%
Calcium L	667 mg	51%
Iron L	9 mg	50%
Magnesium L	333 mg	79%
Phosphorus L	833 mg	67%
Potassium L	417 mg	9%
Zinc L	4.6 mg	42%
Copper L	0.92 mg	102%
Manganese L	2 mg	87%
Selenium L	58 µg	105%

% 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 34%
Fat 53%

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

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein16.7 gbelow the median for nuts and seeds (median 17.9 g)
Fiber33.3 gin the top quarter of nuts and seeds (median 10 g)
Sugars0 gin the lowest quarter of nuts and seeds (median 1.5 g)
Fat29.2 gbelow the median for nuts and seeds (median 30.6 g)
Saturated fat0 gin the lowest quarter of nuts and seeds (median 1.9 g)
Sodium0 mgin the lowest quarter of nuts and seeds (median 5.5 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal3.3 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat L	0 g
Polyunsaturated fat L	25 g

Other components (1)

Vitamin A, IU L	0 IU

Values by source

More than one dataset describes this food. FoodFactly keeps each source's values separately instead of blending them. The headline values above come from USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods.

Per 100 g	Open Food Facts	USDA Branded
Calories	500 kcal	500 kcal
Protein	16.7 g	16.7 g
Carbohydrates	41.7 g	41.7 g
Fat	29.2 g	29.2 g
Fiber	33.3 g	33.3 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Sodium	0 mg	0 mg

Product details

Brand: Barlean's
Barcode: 0705875100236
Label serving: 1 Tbsp (12 g)
Category: Seeds
Nutri-Score: A as computed by Open Food Facts
NOVA group: 1 processing level (1 to 4), as classified by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

Organic chia seeds.

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

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

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record 2015683. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated July 14, 2017. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0705875100236. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated June 19, 2024. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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