Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 300 calories

• Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice: 1364g
• Sunflower Seeds: 51.4g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 26.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice	11%	4%	85%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.4% 1.36g	27.3% 26.4g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.6% 0.19g	7.15% 2.3g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.85% 0.014g	1.93% 0.031g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	3.2% 0.55g	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	48% 62.6g	7.9% 10.3g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	61.7% 44.7g	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	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	% 1.3g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	28.7% 11g	11.6% 4.4g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	14.6% 8.2g	19% 10.7g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	118% 1064μg	0.17% 1.54μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	45.5% 0.55mg	63.4% 0.76mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	31.5% 0.41mg	14% 0.18mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	62.2% 9.95mg	26.8% 4.3mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	11.6% 0.58mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	147% 1.9mg	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	71.6% 286μg	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	420% 378mg	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	29% 4.36mg	120% 18mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	60.2% 72.3μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	15% 150mg	4% 40mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	303% 2.73mg	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	71.6% 5.73mg	33.7% 2.7mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	35.7% 150mg	39.8% 167mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	NA	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	33% 232mg	48.4% 339mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	77.4% 2632mg	9.75% 331mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	12.4% 6.8μg	49.5% 27.2μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	52.7% 791mg	0.31% 4.62mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	24.8% 2.73mg	23.3% 2.57mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	34.5% 1275g	0.066% 2.43g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium has 690.2 times more Vitamin A, 2.2 times more Vitamin B2, 2.3 times more Vitamin B3, 2.8 times more Vitamin B6, 2.5 times more Vitamin B9, 525.2 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.4 times more Vitamin B1 and 4.1 times more Vitamin E than Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium.
• Both Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium 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 Low Salt Tomato and Vegetable Juice vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium has 3.7 times more Calcium, 2.9 times more Copper, 2.1 times more Iron, 7.9 times more Potassium, 171.1 times more Sodium and 524.7 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.5 times more Phosphorus and 4 times more Selenium than Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium.
• Both Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Magnesium and Zinc per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium has 6.1 times more Carbohydrate, 33.2 times more Sugars and 2.5 times more Fiber than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 19.4 times more Fat, 12 times more Saturated Fat, 21.7 times more Omega 6 and 1.3 times more Protein than Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium.
• Both Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 300 kcal.
• Both Tomato and Vegetable Juice Low Sodium as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.