Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Ketchup VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Ketchup: 495g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 5.8 times more energy per unit of mass than Catsup, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Ketchup having average energy density.

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

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Ketchup	4%	1%	95%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Ketchup	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.51% 0.5g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.22% 0.069g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.31% 0.005g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	1.14% 0.19g	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	104% 136g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	145% 105g	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	59.5% 43g	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	% 50.5g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 11.4g	% 2.14g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	3.9% 1.5g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	9.2% 5.15g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Ketchup	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	14.3% 129μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	4.54% 0.054mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	63.2% 0.82mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	44.4% 7.1mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	4.65% 0.23mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	60% 0.78mg	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	11% 44.6μg	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	22.6% 20.3mg	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	48% 7.23mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	12.4% 15μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Ketchup	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	7.43% 74.3mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	46.8% 0.42mg	171% 1.54mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	1.87% 74.8μg	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	21.7% 1.73mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	15.3% 64.4mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	18% 0.42mg	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	18.4% 129mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	41% 1391mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	6.3% 3.47μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	299% 4490mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	7.65% 0.84mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	9.17% 339g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

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

• Catsup has 50.1 times more Vitamin A, 2.7 times more Vitamin B2, 16.9 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 23.3 times more Vitamin B1, 4.2 times more Vitamin B5, 1.5 times more Vitamin B6, 4.4 times more Vitamin B9 and 4.2 times more Vitamin E than Catsup.
• Both Catsup and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B3 per 500 kcal.
• Both Catsup 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 Ketchup vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Catsup has 2.5 times more Potassium, 582.7 times more Sodium and 83.7 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 3.7 times more Copper, 2.6 times more Iron, 4.3 times more Magnesium, 4 times more Manganese, 4.4 times more Phosphorus, 13.1 times more Selenium and 5.1 times more Zinc than Catsup.
• Both Catsup and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Calcium per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Catsup has 7.9 times more Carbohydrate and 46.9 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 89 times more Fat, 55 times more Saturated Fat, 102.2 times more Omega 6, 5 times more Fiber and 3.5 times more Protein than Catsup.
• Both Catsup and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Catsup as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.