Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 300 calories

• Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack: 405g
• Sunflower Seeds: 51.4g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 7.9 times more energy per unit of mass than Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack having average energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack	8%	4%	88%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.76% 1.7g	27.3% 26.4g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.82% 0.26g	7.15% 2.3g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.52% 0.024g	1.93% 0.031g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	4.6% 0.78g	69.7% 12g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	58% 75.5g	7.9% 10.3g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	34% 24.7g	1.86% 1.35g	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	% 1.3g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	13% 4.86g	11.6% 4.4g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	12.6% 7.05g	19% 10.7g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0.17% 1.54μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	8.45% 0.1mg	63.4% 0.76mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	16.5% 0.21mg	14% 0.18mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	24.3% 3.9mg	26.8% 4.3mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	14.6% 0.73mg	11.6% 0.58mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	19.6% 0.26mg	53% 0.69mg	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	45.6% 182μg	29% 117μg	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	20.7% 18.6mg	0.8% 0.72mg	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	1.9% 0.28mg	120% 18mg	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

	Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	1.62% 16.2mg	4% 40mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	9.9% 0.089mg	103% 0.92mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	2.84% 114μg	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	15.7% 1.26mg	33.7% 2.7mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	14.5% 61mg	39.8% 167mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	12% 0.28mg	43.6% 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	23% 162mg	48.4% 339mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	14% 482mg	9.75% 331mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	2.95% 1.62μg	49.5% 27.2μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	70.5% 1058mg	0.31% 4.62mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	20.6% 2.27mg	23.3% 2.57mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	8.57% 317g	0.066% 2.43g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack has 1.3 times more Vitamin B5, 1.6 times more Vitamin B9 and 25.9 times more Vitamin C than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 7.5 times more Vitamin B1, 2.7 times more Vitamin B6 and 63.7 times more Vitamin E than Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack.
• Both Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B2 and Vitamin B3 per 300 kcal.
• Both Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack has 1.5 times more Potassium, 228.9 times more Sodium and 130.5 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.5 times more Calcium, 10.4 times more Copper, 2.1 times more Iron, 2.7 times more Magnesium, 3.6 times more Manganese, 2.1 times more Phosphorus and 16.8 times more Selenium than Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack.
• Both Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Zinc per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack has 7.3 times more Carbohydrate and 18.3 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 15.5 times more Fat, 8.7 times more Saturated Fat, 15.1 times more Omega 6 and 1.5 times more Protein than Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack.
• Both Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy and Fiber per 300 kcal.
• Both Canned Corn, Sweet, White, Cream Style, Regular Pack as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.