Comparing Nutrients in 14 ounces Sunflower Seeds VS Potato Flour

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%
Potato Flour	8%	1%	91%

Macro Nutrients

	Sunflower Seeds	Potato Flour	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	80% 2318kcal	49% 1417kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	211% 204g	1.4% 1.35g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	55.3% 17.7g	1.1% 0.36g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	15% 0.24g	8.7% 0.14g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	538% 91g	2.6% 0.44g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	61% 79.4g	254% 330g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	14.3% 10.4g	19.3% 14g	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	NA	NA	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	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 9.92g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	90% 34g	61.6% 23.4g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	147% 82.5g	49% 27.4g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sunflower Seeds	Potato Flour	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	1.32% 12μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	490% 5.87mg	75.4% 0.9mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	108% 1.4mg	15.6% 0.2mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	207% 33mg	87% 14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	89.7% 4.5mg	37.6% 1.9mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	411% 5.34mg	235% 3.05mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	13% 3.87μg	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	225% 901μg	25% 99μg	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	6.17% 5.56mg	16.8% 15mg	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	931% 140mg	6.6% 0.99mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sunflower Seeds	Potato Flour	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	31% 310mg	25.8% 258mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	794% 7.14mg	87% 0.78mg	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	260% 21mg	68.5% 5.48mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	307% 1290mg	61.4% 258mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	336% 7.74mg	54% 1.24mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	167% 75μg	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	374% 2619mg	95% 667mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	75.3% 2560mg	117% 3973mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	382% 210μg	7.94% 4.37μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	2.4% 35.7mg	14.6% 218mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	180% 20mg	19.5% 2.14mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.51% 18.8g	0.7% 26g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 14 ounces of Sunflower Seeds vs Potato Flour:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 6.5 times more Vitamin B1, 7 times more Vitamin B2, 2.4 times more Vitamin B3, 2.4 times more Vitamin B5, 1.7 times more Vitamin B6, 9.1 times more Vitamin B9 and 140.7 times more Vitamin E than Potato Flour.
• While Potato Flour contains 2.7 times more Vitamin C than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels as well as Potato Flour have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 14 oz.

Comparing minerals per 14 ounces for Sunflower Seeds vs Potato Flour:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 9.1 times more Copper, 3.8 times more Iron, 5 times more Magnesium, 6.2 times more Manganese, 3.9 times more Phosphorus, 48.2 times more Selenium and 9.3 times more Zinc than Potato Flour.
• While Potato Flour contains 1.6 times more Potassium and 6.1 times more Sodium than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels and Potato Flour have similar amounts of Calcium per 14 oz.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 14 ounces:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.6 times more Energy, 151.4 times more Fat, 49.5 times more Saturated Fat, 1.7 times more Omega 3, 205.8 times more Omega 6, 1.5 times more Fiber and 3 times more Protein than Potato Flour.
• While Potato Flour contains 4.2 times more Carbohydrate and 1.3 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels as well as Potato Flour have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 14 oz.