Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons VS Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 100 calories

• Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons: 26.4g
• Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds: 17g

Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.6 times more energy per unit of mass than Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons or Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons	6%	2%	92%
Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds	13%	73%	14%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons	Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.26% 0.25g	8.93% 8.67g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.22% 0.069g	3.73% 1.2g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.21% 0.003g	0.86% 0.014g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	0.52% 0.089g	34% 5.78g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	17.6% 23g	2.97% 3.87g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	5% 3.64g	0.72% 0.53g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	0.018% 0.013g	0% 0g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	% 0g	% 0.13g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 3.6g	% 0.4g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	1.04% 0.4g	4.7% 1.8g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	2.8% 1.57g	6.05% 3.4g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons	Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	37% 331μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	39.8% 0.48mg	4.5% 0.054mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	41.6% 0.54mg	3.64% 0.047mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	40% 6.37mg	4.36% 0.7mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	1.2% 0.061mg	23.4% 1.17mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	49% 0.64mg	10.3% 0.13mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	63.7% 255μg	9.9% 39.5μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	79.6% 1.9μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	6.07% 5.46mg	0.21% 0.19mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	15% 91IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0.088% 0.013mg	41% 6.14mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	0.44% 0.52μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons	Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	0.21% 2.1mg	1.47% 14.7mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	3.84% 0.035mg	34% 0.3mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	92% 7.37mg	9.04% 0.72mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	1% 4.22mg	5.1% 21.5mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	7.5% 0.17mg	15.3% 0.35mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	2.37% 16.6mg	27.5% 192mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	1.74% 59mg	2.4% 81.6mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	1.06% 0.58μg	24% 13.2μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	9.1% 136mg	0.034% 0.51mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	18% 1.96mg	8% 0.88mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.029% 1.07g	0.007% 0.26g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons vs Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons have more Vitamin A, 8.8 times more Vitamin B1, 11.4 times more Vitamin B2, 9.1 times more Vitamin B3, 4.8 times more Vitamin B6, 6.4 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin B12, 29.4 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin D than Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 19.3 times more Vitamin B5 and 465.2 times more Vitamin E than Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons as well as Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin K in 100 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons vs Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons have 10.2 times more Iron, 269.2 times more Sodium and 2.2 times more Zinc than Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 7 times more Calcium, 8.8 times more Copper, 5.1 times more Magnesium, 2 times more Manganese, 11.6 times more Phosphorus, 1.4 times more Potassium and 22.8 times more Selenium than Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons have 5.9 times more Carbohydrate and 6.9 times more Sugars than Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 34.6 times more Fat, 17.2 times more Saturated Fat, 65 times more Omega 6, 4.5 times more Fiber and 2.2 times more Protein than Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons and Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 100 kcal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons as well as Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Fructose, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.