Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN: 142g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.7 times more energy per unit of mass than Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN	12%	8%	80%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	4.83% 4.7g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.2% 0.7g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	3.9% 0.063g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	7.35% 1.25g	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	82.7% 108g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	39% 28.4g	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	34% 13g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	28.4% 16g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	47.3% 0.57mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	43.7% 0.57mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	19% 3mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	30.6% 0.4mg	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	10.7% 42.6μg	48.6% 194μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	7.1% 0.17μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	13.7% 12.4mg	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	4.83% 0.72mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	2.96% 3.55μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	21% 209mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	47.3% 0.43mg	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	53.3% 4.26mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	31.8% 134mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	NA	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	75.3% 527mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	17.5% 594mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	44.7% 24.6μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	2.56% 38.4mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	38.7% 4.26mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.28% 10.5g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN have 1.9 times more Vitamin B2, more Vitamin B12 and 10.3 times more Vitamin C than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.2 times more Vitamin B1, 2.4 times more Vitamin B3, 2.9 times more Vitamin B6, 4.6 times more Vitamin B9 and 41.6 times more Vitamin E than Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN have 3.1 times more Calcium than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 3.6 times more Copper, 2.1 times more Magnesium and 1.8 times more Selenium than Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Iron, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN have 6.3 times more Carbohydrate, 12.7 times more Sugars and 1.8 times more Fiber than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 9.4 times more Fat, 5.4 times more Saturated Fat and 15.8 times more Omega 6 than Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy and Protein per 500 kcal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, ALPEN as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.