Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP VS Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 300 calories

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP: 79g
• Roasted Sunflower Seeds: 51.5g

Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 1.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP or Roasted Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP	6%	4%	90%
Roasted Sunflower Seeds	12%	72%	16%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.4% 1.34g	26.5% 25.7g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.49% 0.16g	8.4% 2.7g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.88% 0.03g	2.22% 0.036g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	2.6% 0.44g	99% 17g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	54.7% 71g	9.54% 12.4g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	58.4% 42.3g	1.94% 1.4g	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	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	10.4% 3.95g	15% 5.72g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	7.75% 4.34g	17.8% 9.96g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	73% 657μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	92% 1.1mg	4.55% 0.055mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	97% 1.26mg	9.75% 0.13mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	91% 14.6mg	22.7% 3.63mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	72.6% 3.63mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	115% 1.5mg	32% 0.41mg	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	73% 292μg	30.5% 122μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	184% 4.42μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0% 0mg	0.8% 0.72mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	39% 234IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	1.74% 0.26mg	89.7% 13.5mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0.59% 0.71μg	1.16% 1.4μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	1.2% 12mg	3.6% 36mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	17.5% 0.16mg	105% 0.94mg	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	66% 5.3mg	24.5% 1.96mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	11% 46.6mg	16% 66.5mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	NA	47.3% 1.1mg	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	25.6% 179mg	85% 595mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	4.1% 139mg	13% 438mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	69.8% 38.4μg	74.3% 41μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	5% 75mg	0.1% 1.55mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	40% 4.42mg	24.8% 2.73mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.03% 1.1g	0.017% 0.62g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP vs Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP have more Vitamin A, 20.2 times more Vitamin B1, 10 times more Vitamin B2, 4 times more Vitamin B3, 3.6 times more Vitamin B6, 2.4 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin B12 and more Vitamin D than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 51.6 times more Vitamin E than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP as well as Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin C and Vitamin K in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP vs Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP have 2.7 times more Iron, 48.5 times more Sodium and 1.6 times more Zinc than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 3 times more Calcium, 6 times more Copper, 1.4 times more Magnesium, 3.3 times more Phosphorus and 3.2 times more Potassium than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Selenium per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP have 5.7 times more Carbohydrate and 30.1 times more Sugars than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 19.1 times more Fat, 17 times more Saturated Fat, 38.1 times more Omega 6, 1.4 times more Fiber and 2.3 times more Protein than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Energy per 300 kcal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP as well as Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.