Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Butternut Winter Squash VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 300 calories

• Butternut Winter Squash: 667g
• Sunflower Seeds: 51.4g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 13 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Butternut Winter Squash, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Butternut Winter Squash having low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Butternut Winter Squash or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Butternut Winter Squash	8%	2%	90%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Butternut Winter Squash	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.69% 0.67g	27.3% 26.4g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.44% 0.14g	7.15% 2.3g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	11% 0.17g	1.93% 0.031g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	0.63% 0.11g	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	60% 78g	7.9% 10.3g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	20.2% 14.7g	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	9.1% 6.6g	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	% 6.6g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 1.47g	% 1.3g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	35% 13.3g	11.6% 4.4g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	12% 6.67g	19% 10.7g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Butternut Winter Squash	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	394% 3547μg	0.17% 1.54μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	55.6% 0.67mg	63.4% 0.76mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	10.3% 0.13mg	14% 0.18mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	50% 8mg	26.8% 4.3mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	53.3% 2.67mg	11.6% 0.58mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	79% 1.03mg	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% 180μg	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	156% 140mg	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	64% 9.6mg	120% 18mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	6.1% 7.33μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Butternut Winter Squash	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	32% 320mg	4% 40mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	53.3% 0.48mg	103% 0.92mg	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	58.3% 4.67mg	33.7% 2.7mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	54% 227mg	39.8% 167mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	58.6% 1.35mg	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	31.4% 220mg	48.4% 339mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	69% 2347mg	9.75% 331mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	6.06% 3.33μg	49.5% 27.2μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	1.78% 26.7mg	0.31% 4.62mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	9.1% 1mg	23.3% 2.57mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	15.6% 576g	0.066% 2.43g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Butternut Winter Squash vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Raw Butternut Winter Squash has 2301.4 times more Vitamin A, 1.9 times more Vitamin B3, 4.6 times more Vitamin B5, 1.5 times more Vitamin B6, 1.5 times more Vitamin B9, 194.7 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.4 times more Vitamin B2 and 1.9 times more Vitamin E than Raw Butternut Winter Squash.
• Both Raw Butternut Winter Squash and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 300 kcal.
• Both Raw Butternut Winter Squash as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Butternut Winter Squash vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Raw Butternut Winter Squash has 8 times more Calcium, 1.7 times more Iron, 1.4 times more Magnesium, 1.3 times more Manganese, 7.1 times more Potassium and 237.1 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.9 times more Copper, 1.5 times more Phosphorus, 8.2 times more Selenium and 2.6 times more Zinc than Raw Butternut Winter Squash.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Raw Butternut Winter Squash has 5.6 times more Omega 3, 7.6 times more Carbohydrate, 10.9 times more Sugars and 3 times more Fiber than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 39.7 times more Fat, 16.3 times more Saturated Fat, 111 times more Omega 6 and 1.6 times more Protein than Raw Butternut Winter Squash.
• Both Raw Butternut Winter Squash and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 300 kcal.
• Both Raw Butternut Winter Squash as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.