Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Rice VS Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 300 calories

• Rice: 82.2g
• Roasted Sunflower Seeds: 51.5g

Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 1.6 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Rice having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Rice or Roasted Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Rice	8%	2%	90%
Roasted Sunflower Seeds	12%	72%	16%

Macro Nutrients

	Rice	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.56% 0.54g	26.5% 25.7g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.46% 0.15g	8.4% 2.7g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.6% 0.025g	2.22% 0.036g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	0.71% 0.12g	99% 17g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	50.5% 65.7g	9.54% 12.4g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	0.14% 0.099g	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	2.8% 1.07g	15% 5.72g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	10.5% 5.86g	17.8% 9.96g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Rice	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	4.8% 0.058mg	4.55% 0.055mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	3.1% 0.04mg	9.75% 0.13mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	8.2% 1.3mg	22.7% 3.63mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	16.6% 0.83mg	72.6% 3.63mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	10.4% 0.13mg	32% 0.41mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	0% 0μg	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	1.64% 6.58μg	30.5% 122μg	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	0.8% 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	0.6% 0.09mg	89.7% 13.5mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0.068% 0.082μg	1.16% 1.4μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Rice	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	2.3% 23mg	3.6% 36mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	20% 0.18mg	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	8.2% 0.66mg	24.5% 1.96mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	4.9% 20.5mg	16% 66.5mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	39% 0.89mg	47.3% 1.1mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	117% 52.8μg	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	13.5% 95mg	85% 595mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	2.8% 95mg	13% 438mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	22.6% 12.4μg	74.3% 41μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.27% 4.1mg	0.1% 1.55mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	8.14% 0.9mg	24.8% 2.73mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.26% 9.55g	0.017% 0.62g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Rice vs Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 3.1 times more Vitamin B2, 2.8 times more Vitamin B3, 4.4 times more Vitamin B5, 3.1 times more Vitamin B6, 18.6 times more Vitamin B9 and 148.8 times more Vitamin E than Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice.
• Both Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 300 kcal.
• Both Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice as well as Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Rice vs Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 1.6 times more Calcium, 5.2 times more Copper, 3 times more Iron, 3.2 times more Magnesium, 6.3 times more Phosphorus, 4.6 times more Potassium, 3.3 times more Selenium and 3 times more Zinc than Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice.
• Both Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Manganese per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice has 5.3 times more Carbohydrate than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 47.3 times more Fat, 18.2 times more Saturated Fat, 140.8 times more Omega 6, 5.4 times more Fiber and 1.7 times more Protein than Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice.
• Both Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Energy per 300 kcal.
• Both Raw Regular Long-grain White Rice as well as Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.