Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Roasted Sunflower Seeds VS Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat

Weight per 300 calories

• Roasted Sunflower Seeds: 51.5g
• Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat: 69.3g

Roasted Sunflower Seeds have 1.3 times more energy per 100g than Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat. It has very high energy density when compared to other foods. Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat having very high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Roasted Sunflower Seeds or Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Roasted Sunflower Seeds	12%	72%	16%
Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat	1%	50%	49%

Macro Nutrients

	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	26.5% 25.7g	17% 16.6g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	8.4% 2.7g	18.7% 5.98g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	2.22% 0.036g	5.85% 0.094g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	99% 17g	12.5% 2.13g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	9.54% 12.4g	28% 36.5g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	1.94% 1.4g	38.2% 27.7g	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	15% 5.72g	4.56% 1.73g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	17.8% 9.96g	1.86% 1.04g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	4.55% 0.055mg	2.02% 0.024mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	9.75% 0.13mg	1% 0.013mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	22.7% 3.63mg	0.92% 0.15mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	72.6% 3.63mg	2.15% 0.11mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	32% 0.41mg	2.5% 0.033mg	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	30.5% 122μg	0.35% 1.4μg	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	0.8% 0.72mg	0.15% 0.14mg	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	89.7% 13.5mg	5.03% 0.76mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1.16% 1.4μg	2.25% 2.7μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	3.6% 36mg	0.9% 9mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	105% 0.94mg	9.62% 0.087mg	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	24.5% 1.96mg	4.68% 0.37mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	16% 66.5mg	3.13% 13mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	47.3% 1.1mg	20.3% 0.47mg	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	85% 595mg	6.24% 43.6mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	13% 438mg	3.8% 129mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	74.3% 41μg	3.15% 1.73μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.1% 1.55mg	7.4% 111mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	24.8% 2.73mg	2.6% 0.28mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.017% 0.62g	0.39% 14.5g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Roasted Sunflower Seeds vs Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat:

• Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 2.3 times more Vitamin B1, 9.6 times more Vitamin B2, 24.7 times more Vitamin B3, 33.8 times more Vitamin B5, 12.7 times more Vitamin B6, 88.2 times more Vitamin B9 and 17.8 times more Vitamin E than Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat.
• Both Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt as well as Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Roasted Sunflower Seeds vs Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat:

• Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 4 times more Calcium, 10.9 times more Copper, 5.2 times more Iron, 5.1 times more Magnesium, 2.3 times more Manganese, 13.6 times more Phosphorus, 3.4 times more Potassium, 23.6 times more Selenium and 9.6 times more Zinc than Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat.
• While Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat contain 71.7 times more Sodium than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 1.5 times more Fat, 7.9 times more Omega 6, 3.3 times more Fiber and 9.6 times more Protein than Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat.
• While Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat contain 2.2 times more Saturated Fat, 2.6 times more Omega 3, 2.9 times more Carbohydrate and 19.7 times more Sugars than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• Both Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt and Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat have similar amounts of Energy per 300 kcal.
• Both Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt as well as Frostings, coconut-nut, ready-to-eat have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.