Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY: 12500g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 146 times more energy per unit of mass than Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY	23%	0%	77%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0% 0g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.39% 0.13g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	NA	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	NA	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	67.3% 87.5g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	38% 27.5g	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	12% 8.75g	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	% 18.8g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0g	% 2.14g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	197% 75g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	47% 26.3g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	14% 125μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	0% 0mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	0% 0mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	20.3% 3.25mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	0% 0mg	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	125% 500μg	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	4556% 4100mg	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	0% 0mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	10.4% 12.5μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	12.5% 125mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	125% 1.13mg	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	62.5% 5mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	29.8% 125mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	65.2% 1.5mg	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	0% 0mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	44% 1500mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	0% 0μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	66.7% 1000mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	11.4% 1.25mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	335% 12388g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY has 48.7 times more Vitamin A, 2.6 times more Vitamin B9, 3420.6 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain more Vitamin B1, more Vitamin B2, 2.2 times more Vitamin B3, more Vitamin B6 and more Vitamin E than Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY.
• Both Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY 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 Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY has 1.9 times more Calcium, 2.7 times more Potassium, 129.8 times more Sodium and 3058.9 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.4 times more Copper, 2.2 times more Magnesium, more Phosphorus, more Selenium and 3.4 times more Zinc than Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY.
• Both Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Iron and Manganese per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY has 5.1 times more Carbohydrate, 12.3 times more Sugars, 10.2 times more Fiber and 1.5 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain more Fat and 30.5 times more Saturated Fat than Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY.
• Both Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Diet Cran Cherry OCEAN SPRAY as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.