Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Frozen Chopped Broccoli VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Frozen Chopped Broccoli: 1923g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 22.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Frozen Chopped Broccoli having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Frozen Chopped Broccoli or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Frozen Chopped Broccoli	34%	8%	58%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Frozen Chopped Broccoli	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	5.75% 5.58g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.64% 0.85g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	126% 2g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	3.5% 0.6g	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	70.7% 92g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	36% 26g	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	22% 16g	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	% 14.4g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	% 2.14g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	152% 57.7g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	96% 54g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Frozen Chopped Broccoli	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	111% 1000μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	85% 1mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	142% 1.85mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	56.5% 9.04mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	107% 5.37mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	192% 2.5mg	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	322% 1288μg	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	1205% 1085mg	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	156% 23.5mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1300% 1560μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Frozen Chopped Broccoli	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	108% 1077mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	81% 0.73mg	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	195% 15.6mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	82.4% 346mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	246% 5.65mg	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	137% 962mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	120% 4077mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	98% 54μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	30.8% 462mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	84% 9.23mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	47.5% 1759g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Frozen Chopped Broccoli vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared has 389.3 times more Vitamin A, 6.1 times more Vitamin B2, 1.3 times more Vitamin B3, 5.5 times more Vitamin B5, 2.2 times more Vitamin B6, 6.6 times more Vitamin B9, 904.9 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.3 times more Vitamin E than Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared.
• Both Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 500 kcal.
• Both Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared 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 Frozen Chopped Broccoli vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared has 16.1 times more Calcium, 3.5 times more Iron, 1.2 times more Magnesium, 3.4 times more Manganese, 1.7 times more Phosphorus, 7.4 times more Potassium, 59.9 times more Sodium, 2.2 times more Zinc and 434.3 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.1 times more Copper than Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared.
• Both Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Selenium per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared has 39.3 times more Omega 3, 5.4 times more Carbohydrate, 11.6 times more Sugars, 7.8 times more Fiber and 3 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 7.9 times more Fat, 4.5 times more Saturated Fat and 33.1 times more Omega 6 than Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared.
• Both Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Frozen Chopped Broccoli, Unprepared as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.