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Organic Chia Seed

by Barlean's Organic Oils · unknown · 12 oz.

  • Off the market since January 2016 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 05875 10023 6
  • DSLD label 47162
  • Serving 1 tbsp (12 g)
  • 28 servings

Organic Chia Seed by Barlean's Organic Oils lists 28 ingredients, 25 with an amount per serving of 1 tbsp; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 6 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2015.

What is in Organic Chia Seed?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tbsp. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Organic Chia Seed: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 47162, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories60 Calories
Calories from Fat45 Calories
Total Fat5 g8%Fat (unspecified) in Organic Chia Seed against 11,965 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.5 g

Higher than 89% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0.5 g3%Saturated fat in Organic Chia Seed against 5,234 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

66% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Polyunsaturated Fat4 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Organic Chia Seed against 1,759 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.4 g

Higher than 92% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g).

Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Organic Chia Seed against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber5 g20%Fiber in Organic Chia Seed against 6,987 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.5 g

Higher than 82% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g).

Protein2 g4%Protein in Organic Chia Seed against 8,985 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.2 g

70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Trace Mineralno amount given
Calcium75 mg8%Calcium in Organic Chia Seed against 17,831 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg75 mg

64% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Phosphorus114 mg11%Phosphorus in Organic Chia Seed against 3,786 products114 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg114 mg

Higher than 61% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg).

Zinc420 mcg3%Zinc in Organic Chia Seed against 13,186 products0.42 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg0.42 mg

99% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Manganese260 mcg13%Manganese in Organic Chia Seed against 7,016 products0.26 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg0.26 mg

94% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg).

Potassium20 mg1%Potassium in Organic Chia Seed against 11,614 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg20 mg

89% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).

Amino AcidsAmino Acids Note: proteinno amount given
Alanine110 mgAlanine in Organic Chia Seed against 475 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 972 mg, the median 483 mg.110 mg

73% of 475 products listing alanine give more (median 483 mg).

Arginine238 mgArginine in Organic Chia Seed against 1,455 products238 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.238 mg

69% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg).

Aspartic Acid200 mgAspartic Acid in Organic Chia Seed against 377 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 106 mg to 1,846 mg, the median 337 mg.200 mg

67% of 377 products listing aspartic acid give more (median 337 mg).

Cystine40 mgCystine in Organic Chia Seed against 75 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 17 mg to 366.5 mg, the median 75 mg.40 mg

67% of 75 products listing cystine give more (median 75 mg).

Glutamic Acid300 mgGlutamic Acid in Organic Chia Seed against 697 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 364 mg, the median 80 mg.300 mg

Higher than 72% of 697 products listing glutamic acid (median 80 mg).

Glycine110 mgGlycine in Organic Chia Seed against 1,078 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.110 mg

63% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg).

Histidine63 mgHistidine in Organic Chia Seed against 591 products63 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 402.8 mg, the median 125 mg.63 mg

68% of 591 products listing histidine give more (median 125 mg).

Isoleucine80 mgIsoleucine in Organic Chia Seed against 1,614 products0.08 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.23 g.0.08 g

94% of 1,614 products listing isoleucine give more (median 1.23 g).

Leucine150 mgLeucine in Organic Chia Seed against 2,056 products0.15 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.0.15 g

91% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

Lysine110 mgLysine in Organic Chia Seed against 1,250 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.110 mg

78% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg).

Phenylalanine120 mgPhenylalanine in Organic Chia Seed against 611 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 597.5 mg, the median 250 mg.120 mg

67% of 611 products listing phenylalanine give more (median 250 mg).

Proline110 mgProline in Organic Chia Seed against 387 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,289 mg, the median 487.5 mg.110 mg

70% of 387 products listing proline give more (median 487.5 mg).

Serine120 mgSerine in Organic Chia Seed against 314 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,056 mg, the median 408 mg.120 mg

69% of 314 products listing serine give more (median 408 mg).

Threonine80 mgTHREONINE in Organic Chia Seed against 590 products80 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 140 mg to 886.25 mg, the median 500 mg.80 mg

81% of 590 products listing THREONINE give more (median 500 mg).

Tryptophan90 mgTryptophan in Organic Chia Seed against 605 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 471 mg, the median 123 mg.90 mg

63% of 605 products listing tryptophan give more (median 123 mg).

Tyrosine60 mgTyrosine in Organic Chia Seed against 1,680 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 989 mg, the median 500 mg.60 mg

88% of 1,680 products listing tyrosine give more (median 500 mg).

Valine130 mgValine in Organic Chia Seed against 1,632 products0.13 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.25 g.0.13 g

91% of 1,632 products listing valine give more (median 1.25 g).

Omega-3 Fatty AcidsOmega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatno amount given
Alpha-Linolenic Acid2,850 mg178%Alpha-Linolenic Acid in Organic Chia Seed against 712 products2,850 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 130 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 485 mg.2,850 mg

Higher than 91% of 712 products listing alpha-linolenic acid (median 485 mg).

Omega-6 Fatty AcidsOmega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatno amount given
Linoleic Acid950 mgLinoleic Acid in Organic Chia Seed against 801 products950 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 696 mg, the median 350 mg.950 mg

Higher than 85% of 801 products listing linoleic acid (median 350 mg).

Omega-9 Fatty AcidsOmega-9 Monounsaturated Fatno amount given
Oleic Acid300 mgOleic Acid in Organic Chia Seed against 694 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 88.5 mg to 370 mg, the median 140 mg.300 mg

Higher than 71% of 694 products listing oleic acid (median 140 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 47162 (entered July 24, 2015), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 99% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 0.42 mg of zinc (median 11 mg).
  • 94% of the 7,016 products that print an amount of manganese list more than its 0.26 mg of manganese (median 2 mg).
  • 89% of the 11,614 products that print an amount of potassium list more than its 20 mg of potassium (median 99 mg).
  • 94% of the 1,614 products that print an amount of isoleucine list more than its 0.08 g of isoleucine (median 1.23 g).
  • 91% of the 2,056 products that print an amount of leucine list more than its 0.15 g of leucine (median 2.5 g).
  • 91% of the 1,632 products that print an amount of valine list more than its 0.13 g of valine (median 1.25 g).

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Organic Chia Seed's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
SUGGESTED USE: 1 tablespoon daily. Mixes easily in water or juice. Excellent when used as a topping for yogurt, salads, breakfast cereals and used in blended smoothie beverages.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children
Allergens and what it does not contain
~ Non-GMO
Storage
To ensure freshness after opening, keep refrigerated.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 47162.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic Chia.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA ORGANIC; KO; Barlean's ORGANIC OILS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS; QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ORGANIC. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Organic Chia Seed have?

One label is on file, entered on July 24, 2015.

  1. Label 47162 (current) Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market January 6, 2016 · 12 oz. · UPC 7 05875 10023 6

DSLD also links this label to: Organic Chia Seed (image difference, same product), Organic Chia Seed (image difference, same product), Organic Chia Seed (image difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Barlean's (manufacturer). All Barlean's Organic Oils products.

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