Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds: 2174g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 25.4 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds	52%	20%	28%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	15.5% 15g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	4.7% 1.5g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	238% 3.8g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	30% 5.1g	116% 19.7g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	35% 45.7g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	6% 4.35g	3.1% 2.24g	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	3.6% 2.6g	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	% 1.74g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0g	% 2.14g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	109% 41.3g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	155% 86.7g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	19.3% 174μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	138% 1.65mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	211% 2.74mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	65.4% 10.5mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	245% 12.2mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	57% 0.74mg	88.6% 1.15mg	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	196% 783μg	48.6% 194μg	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	198% 178mg	1.33% 1.2mg	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	2.9% 0.43mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	553% 663μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	69.6% 696mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	379% 3.4mg	171% 1.54mg	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	261% 21mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	140% 587mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	178% 4.1mg	72.6% 1.67mg	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	217% 1522mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	50.5% 1717mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	23.7% 13μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	8.7% 130mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	182% 20mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	54.5% 2018g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds have 67.7 times more Vitamin A, 1.3 times more Vitamin B1, 9 times more Vitamin B2, 1.5 times more Vitamin B3, 12.7 times more Vitamin B5, 4 times more Vitamin B9, 148.7 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.6 times more Vitamin B6 and 69.3 times more Vitamin E than Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds.
• Both Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Sprouted Alfalfa Seeds vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds have 10.4 times more Calcium, 2.2 times more Copper, 4.6 times more Iron, 2.1 times more Magnesium, 2.4 times more Manganese, 2.7 times more Phosphorus, 3.1 times more Potassium, 16.9 times more Sodium, 4.7 times more Zinc and 498.3 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 3.5 times more Selenium than Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds have 74.1 times more Omega 3, 2.7 times more Carbohydrate, 1.9 times more Sugars, 5.6 times more Fiber and 4.9 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.9 times more Fat, 2.5 times more Saturated Fat and 3.9 times more Omega 6 than Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds.
• Both Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Raw sprouted alfalfa seeds as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.