Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Tomato Paste VS Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 300 calories

• Tomato Paste: 366g
• Roasted Sunflower Seeds: 51.5g

Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 7.1 times more energy per unit of mass than Canned Tomato Paste, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Tomato Paste having average energy density.

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

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Tomato Paste	18%	4%	78%
Roasted Sunflower Seeds	12%	72%	16%

Macro Nutrients

	Tomato Paste	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.77% 1.7g	26.5% 25.7g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.14% 0.37g	8.4% 2.7g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	1.6% 0.026g	2.22% 0.036g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	3.27% 0.56g	99% 17g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	53.2% 69g	9.54% 12.4g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	61.5% 44.6g	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	29.5% 21.4g	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	% 21g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 1.1g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	39.5% 15g	15% 5.72g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	28.2% 16g	17.8% 9.96g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Tomato Paste	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	31% 278μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	18.3% 0.22mg	4.55% 0.055mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	43% 0.56mg	9.75% 0.13mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	70.3% 11.3mg	22.7% 3.63mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	10.4% 0.52mg	72.6% 3.63mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	60.8% 0.79mg	32% 0.41mg	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	11% 44μg	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	89% 80mg	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	105% 15.7mg	89.7% 13.5mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	34.8% 41.7μg	1.16% 1.4μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Tomato Paste	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	13% 132mg	3.6% 36mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	148% 1.34mg	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	136% 11mg	24.5% 1.96mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	36.6% 154mg	16% 66.5mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	48% 1.1mg	47.3% 1.1mg	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	43.4% 304mg	85% 595mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	109% 3710mg	13% 438mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	35.3% 19.4μg	74.3% 41μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	14.4% 216mg	0.1% 1.55mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	21% 2.3mg	24.8% 2.73mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	7.27% 269g	0.017% 0.62g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

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

• Canned Tomato Paste has more Vitamin A, 4 times more Vitamin B1, 4.4 times more Vitamin B2, 3.1 times more Vitamin B3, 1.9 times more Vitamin B6, 111 times more Vitamin C and 30 times more Vitamin K than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 7 times more Vitamin B5 and 2.8 times more Vitamin B9 than Canned Tomato Paste.
• Both Canned Tomato Paste and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Vitamin E per 300 kcal.
• Both Canned Tomato Paste as well as Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Tomato Paste vs Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Canned Tomato Paste has 3.7 times more Calcium, 1.4 times more Copper, 5.6 times more Iron, 2.3 times more Magnesium, 8.5 times more Potassium, 139.6 times more Sodium and 434.7 times more Water than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 2 times more Phosphorus and 2.1 times more Selenium than Canned Tomato Paste.
• Both Canned Tomato Paste and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Manganese and Zinc per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Canned Tomato Paste has 5.6 times more Carbohydrate, 31.7 times more Sugars, 2.6 times more Fiber and 1.6 times more Protein than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 14.9 times more Fat, 7.4 times more Saturated Fat and 30.4 times more Omega 6 than Canned Tomato Paste.
• Both Canned Tomato Paste and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Energy per 300 kcal.
• Both Canned Tomato Paste as well as Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.