Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Dried European Chestnuts VS Sunflower Seed Flour

Weight per 300 calories

• Dried European Chestnuts: 80.2g
• Sunflower Seed Flour: 92g

Both foods have similar energy densities which is high in comparison to other foods.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Dried European Chestnuts or Sunflower Seed Flour?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Dried European Chestnuts	7%	11%	82%
Sunflower Seed Flour	55%	4%	41%

Macro Nutrients

	Dried European Chestnuts	Sunflower Seed Flour	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	3.68% 3.57g	1.53% 1.5g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.1% 0.67g	0.4% 0.13g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	9.43% 0.15g	0.12% 0.002g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	7.4% 1.26g	4.7% 0.8g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	47.7% 62g	25.4% 33g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	NA	NA	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	24.7% 9.4g	12.6% 4.8g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	9.15% 5.13g	79% 44.2g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Dried European Chestnuts	Sunflower Seed Flour	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0.2% 1.84μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	19.7% 0.24mg	244% 2.93mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	22.2% 0.29mg	19% 0.24mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	4.26% 0.68mg	42% 6.73mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	14.4% 0.72mg	121% 6.07mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	41% 0.53mg	53.3% 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	22% 87.4μg	51% 204μg	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	13.4% 12mg	1.33% 1.2mg	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	NA	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	NA	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Dried European Chestnuts	Sunflower Seed Flour	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	5.37% 53.7mg	10.5% 105mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	58% 0.52mg	175% 1.58mg	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	24% 1.9mg	76% 6.1mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	14% 59.4mg	76% 318mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	45.3% 1.04mg	79% 1.8mg	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	20% 140mg	91% 634mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	23.3% 791mg	1.8% 61.7mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	2.63% 1.44μg	97% 53.6μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	1.98% 29.7mg	0.18% 2.76mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	2.55% 0.28mg	41.4% 4.56mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.2% 7.6g	0.19% 6.87g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Dried European Chestnuts VS Sunflower Seed Flour Nutrients Per 300 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Dried European Chestnuts or Sunflower Seed Flour?

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Dried European Chestnuts vs Sunflower Seed Flour:

• 300 calories of Dried European Chestnuts have 10.1 times more Vitamin C than Sunflower Seed Flour.
• While 300 kcal of Partially Defatted Sunflower Seed Flour contain 12.4 times more Vitamin B1, 9.9 times more Vitamin B3, 8.4 times more Vitamin B5, 1.3 times more Vitamin B6 and 2.3 times more Vitamin B9 than Dried European Chestnuts.
• Both Dried European Chestnuts and Sunflower Seed Flour provide similar amounts of Vitamin B2 per 300 calories.
• 300 calories of Dried European Chestnuts have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B3
• 300 calories of Sunflower Seed Flour have insufficient amounts of Vitamin C
• Both Dried European Chestnuts as well as Partially Defatted Sunflower Seed Flour have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 300 calories.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Dried European Chestnuts vs Sunflower Seed Flour:

• 300 calories of Dried European Chestnuts have 12.8 times more Potassium than Sunflower Seed Flour.
• While 300 kcal of Partially Defatted Sunflower Seed Flour contain 2 times more Calcium, 3 times more Copper, 3.2 times more Iron, 5.4 times more Magnesium, 1.7 times more Manganese, 4.5 times more Phosphorus, 37.1 times more Selenium and 16.2 times more Zinc than Dried European Chestnuts.
• 300 calories of Dried European Chestnuts lack sufficient amounts of Calcium, Selenium and Zinc
• 300 calories of Sunflower Seed Flour lack sufficient amounts of Potassium

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• 300 calories of Dried European Chestnuts have 81.9 times more Omega 3, 1.6 times more Omega 6, 1.9 times more Carbohydrate and 2 times more Fiber than Sunflower Seed Flour.
• While 300 kcal of Partially Defatted Sunflower Seed Flour contain 8.6 times more Protein than Dried European Chestnuts.
• Both Dried European Chestnuts and Sunflower Seed Flour offer comparable quantities of Energy per 300 calories.
• 300 calories of Sunflower Seed Flour provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6