Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder: 130g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder	0%	0%	100%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder	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% 0g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0% 0g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	0% 0g	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	99% 128g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	165% 120g	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	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	% 2.14g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	1.36% 0.52g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	0% 0g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	86.2% 776μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	0.11% 0.001mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	67.8% 0.88mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	64.8% 10.4mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	0.18% 0.009mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	79.7% 1.04mg	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	0% 0μg	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	332% 299mg	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	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	50% 499mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	1.87% 0.017mg	171% 1.54mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	0.62% 24.6μg	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	0.32% 0.026mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	0% 0mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	2.8% 0.065mg	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	28% 196mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	7.24% 246mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	1.18% 0.65μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	1.47% 22mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	0.12% 0.013mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.005% 0.18g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder has 302.1 times more Vitamin A, 2.9 times more Vitamin B2, 1.5 times more Vitamin B3 and 249.4 times more Vitamin C than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 978.2 times more Vitamin B1, 106.7 times more Vitamin B5, more Vitamin B9 and more Vitamin E than Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder.
• Both Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B6 per 500 kcal.
• Both Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder has 7.5 times more Calcium than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 91.5 times more Copper, 173.5 times more Iron, more Magnesium, 25.8 times more Manganese, 2.9 times more Phosphorus, 2.2 times more Potassium, 70.1 times more Selenium and 330.5 times more Zinc than Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder has 7.5 times more Carbohydrate and 53.3 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain more Fat, more Saturated Fat, more Omega 6, 14.2 times more Fiber and more Protein than Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder.
• Both Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Orange-flavor Drink, Breakfast Type, Powder as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.