Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice VS Toasted Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 300 calories

• Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice: 244g
• Toasted Sunflower Seeds: 48.5g

Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 5 times more energy per unit of mass than Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice having average energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice or Toasted Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice	10%	3%	87%
Toasted Sunflower Seeds	10%	77%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice	Toasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.93% 0.9g	28.4% 27.5g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.56% 0.18g	9% 2.9g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	2.6% 0.041g	2.4% 0.038g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	1.06% 0.18g	107% 18g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	49% 63.5g	7.68% 9.98g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	0.37% 0.27g	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	0.067% 0.049g	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	% 0.024g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.2g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	5.78% 2.2g	14.7% 5.57g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	12.7% 7.1g	15% 8.34g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice	Toasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	NA	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	15% 0.18mg	13% 0.16mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	3.56% 0.046mg	10.6% 0.14mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	35% 5.63mg	12.7% 2.03mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	15.8% 0.79mg	68.4% 3.42mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	29.3% 0.38mg	30% 0.39mg	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	1.83% 7.3μg	29% 115μg	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	0% 0mg	0.75% 0.68mg	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	0.16% 0.024mg	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice	Toasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	4.63% 46.3mg	2.76% 27.6mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	19% 0.17mg	99% 0.89mg	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	7.3% 0.59mg	41.3% 3.3mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	5.23% 22mg	15% 62.5mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	37.5% 0.86mg	44.5% 1.02mg	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	19% 134mg	80% 561mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	4% 137mg	7% 238mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	41.2% 22.7μg	NA	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.33% 4.88mg	0.097% 1.45mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	8.2% 0.9mg	23.4% 2.57mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	4.64% 172g	0.013% 0.48g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice vs Toasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice has 2.8 times more Vitamin B3 than Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 3 times more Vitamin B2, 4.3 times more Vitamin B5 and 15.8 times more Vitamin B9 than Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice.
• Both Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice and Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B6 per 300 kcal.
• Both Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice as well as Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and Vitamin D in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice vs Toasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice has 1.7 times more Calcium and 354.1 times more Water than Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 5.2 times more Copper, 5.6 times more Iron, 2.8 times more Magnesium, 4.2 times more Phosphorus, 1.7 times more Potassium and 2.8 times more Zinc than Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice.
• Both Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice and Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Manganese per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice has 6.4 times more Carbohydrate than Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 30.5 times more Fat, 16 times more Saturated Fat, 100.4 times more Omega 6 and 2.5 times more Fiber than Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice.
• Both Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice and Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Energy and Protein per 300 kcal.
• Both Cooked parboiled Long-grain White Rice as well as Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.