Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Commercial Whole-wheat Bread VS Roasted Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Commercial Whole-wheat Bread: 198g
• Roasted Sunflower Seeds: 86g

Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 2.3 times more energy per unit of mass than Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Commercial Whole-wheat Bread having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Commercial Whole-wheat Bread or Roasted Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Commercial Whole-wheat Bread	20%	12%	68%
Roasted Sunflower Seeds	12%	72%	16%

Macro Nutrients

	Commercial Whole-wheat Bread	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	7.16% 6.94g	44% 42.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	4.48% 1.43g	14% 4.5g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	17.2% 0.28g	3.7% 0.059g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	17% 2.87g	166% 28g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	65% 84.7g	16% 20.7g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	12% 8.6g	3.23% 2.35g	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	6.05% 4.4g	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	% 2.12g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.06g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	31.3% 12g	25% 9.54g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	44% 24.7g	29.7% 16.6g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Commercial Whole-wheat Bread	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	65% 0.78mg	7.6% 0.091mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	25.5% 0.33mg	16.3% 0.21mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	55% 8.8mg	38% 6.05mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	25.6% 1.3mg	121% 6.05mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	33% 0.43mg	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	21% 83.3μg	51% 204μg	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	0% 0mg	1.34% 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	35% 5.28mg	149% 22.4mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	13% 15.5μg	1.93% 2.3μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Commercial Whole-wheat Bread	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	32% 319mg	6% 60mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	50% 0.45mg	175% 1.57mg	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	61.3% 4.9mg	41% 3.26mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	35.4% 149mg	26.4% 111mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	188% 4.3mg	79% 1.8mg	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	60% 421mg	142% 992mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	15% 504mg	21.5% 730mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	93% 51μg	124% 68μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	60% 903mg	0.17% 2.58mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	32% 3.5mg	41.3% 4.54mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	2.1% 77.4g	0.028% 1.03g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Commercial Whole-wheat Bread vs Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread has 8.6 times more Vitamin B1, 1.6 times more Vitamin B2, 1.5 times more Vitamin B3 and 6.7 times more Vitamin K than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 4.7 times more Vitamin B5, 1.6 times more Vitamin B6, 2.4 times more Vitamin B9 and 4.2 times more Vitamin E than Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread.
• Both Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread as well as Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Commercial Whole-wheat Bread vs Roasted Sunflower Seeds:

• Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread has 5.3 times more Calcium, 1.5 times more Iron, 1.3 times more Magnesium, 2.4 times more Manganese and 350.3 times more Sodium than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 3.5 times more Copper, 2.4 times more Phosphorus, 1.4 times more Potassium, 1.3 times more Selenium and 1.3 times more Zinc than Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread has 4.7 times more Omega 3, 4.1 times more Carbohydrate, 3.7 times more Sugars, 1.2 times more Fiber and 1.5 times more Protein than Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt.
• While Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 6.2 times more Fat, 3.1 times more Saturated Fat and 9.8 times more Omega 6 than Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread.
• Both Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread and Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Commercially Prepared Whole-wheat Bread as well as Dry Roasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.