Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Canned Capers VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Canned Capers: 2174g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 25.4 times more energy per unit of mass than Canned Capers, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Canned Capers having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Canned Capers or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Canned Capers	26%	21%	53%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Canned Capers	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	19.3% 18.7g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	16% 5.07g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	249% 3.98g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	14% 2.4g	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	81.8% 106g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	12.3% 8.9g	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	183% 69.6g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	92% 51.3g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Canned Capers	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	17% 152μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	32.6% 0.39mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	232% 3.02mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	88.6% 14mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	11.7% 0.59mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	38.5% 0.5mg	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	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	104% 93mg	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	128% 19mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	446% 535μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Canned Capers	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	87% 870mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	903% 8.13mg	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	454% 36.3mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	171% 717mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	73.7% 1.7mg	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	31% 217mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	25.6% 870mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	47.4% 26μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	3403% 51043mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	63.2% 6.96mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	49.3% 1823g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Canned Capers vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Canned Capers have 59.2 times more Vitamin A, 9.9 times more Vitamin B2, 2 times more Vitamin B3, 2.6 times more Vitamin B9, 78 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 3.2 times more Vitamin B1, 1.6 times more Vitamin B5, 2.3 times more Vitamin B6 and 1.6 times more Vitamin E than Canned Capers.
• Both Canned Capers 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 Canned Capers vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Canned Capers have 13 times more Calcium, 5.3 times more Copper, 8.1 times more Iron, 2.6 times more Magnesium, 1.6 times more Potassium, 6624.3 times more Sodium, 1.6 times more Zinc and 450.1 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.6 times more Phosphorus and 1.7 times more Selenium than Canned Capers.
• Both Canned Capers and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Manganese per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Canned Capers have 1.3 times more Saturated Fat, 77.4 times more Omega 3, 6.2 times more Carbohydrate, 4 times more Sugars, 9.4 times more Fiber and 2.9 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.4 times more Fat and 8.2 times more Omega 6 than Canned Capers.
• Both Canned Capers and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Canned Capers as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.