Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs VS Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 100 calories

• Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs: 52g
• Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds: 17g

Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have 3.1 times more energy per unit of mass than Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs having above average energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs or Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs	4%	41%	55%
Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds	13%	73%	14%

Macro Nutrients

	Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs	Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	4.86% 4.7g	8.93% 8.67g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.7% 0.86g	3.73% 1.2g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	6.7% 0.11g	0.86% 0.014g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	6.57% 1.1g	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	11% 14.2g	2.97% 3.87g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	0.19% 0.14g	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% 0g	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	% 0.099g	% 0.13g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.042g	% 0.4g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	2.74% 1.04g	4.7% 1.8g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	2% 1.1g	6.05% 3.4g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs	Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	3% 0.036mg	4.5% 0.054mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	1.5% 0.019mg	3.64% 0.047mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	4.7% 0.75mg	4.36% 0.7mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	3.33% 0.17mg	23.4% 1.17mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	4.85% 0.063mg	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	3% 12μg	9.9% 39.5μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	2.3% 2.1mg	0.21% 0.19mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0.9% 0.14mg	41% 6.14mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1.6% 1.93μg	0.44% 0.52μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs	Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	0.73% 7.3mg	1.47% 14.7mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	4.57% 0.041mg	34% 0.3mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	0.082% 3.3μg	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	3.78% 0.3mg	9.04% 0.72mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	2.1% 8.85mg	5.1% 21.5mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	2.88% 0.066mg	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	6.25% 43.8mg	27.5% 192mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	4.4% 149mg	2.4% 81.6mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	0.38% 0.21μg	24% 13.2μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	16% 241mg	0.034% 0.51mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	1.42% 0.16mg	8% 0.88mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.84% 31g	0.007% 0.26g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs vs Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs have 11.2 times more Vitamin C and 3.7 times more Vitamin K than Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.5 times more Vitamin B1, 2.5 times more Vitamin B2, 7 times more Vitamin B5, 2.1 times more Vitamin B6, 3.3 times more Vitamin B9 and 45.3 times more Vitamin E than Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs.
• Both Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs and Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B3 per 100 kcal.
• Both Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs as well as Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs vs Oil Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs have 1.8 times more Potassium and 475.9 times more Sodium than Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2 times more Calcium, 7.4 times more Copper, 2.4 times more Iron, 2.4 times more Magnesium, 5.3 times more Manganese, 4.4 times more Phosphorus, 63.4 times more Selenium and 5.6 times more Zinc than Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs have 7.8 times more Omega 3 and 3.7 times more Carbohydrate than Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.8 times more Fat, 1.4 times more Saturated Fat, 5.2 times more Omega 6, 1.7 times more Fiber and 3.1 times more Protein than Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs.
• Both Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs and Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 100 kcal.
• Both Oven-heated Frozen Potato Puffs as well as Oil Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Fructose, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.