Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE: 131g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE having high energy density.

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

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE	7%	3%	90%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.7% 1.64g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.47% 0.47g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0% 0g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	2.25% 0.38g	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	86.6% 113g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	22% 16g	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	1.1% 0.8g	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	% 0.86g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 13.4g	% 2.14g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	2.4% 0.91g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	15.6% 8.73g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	165% 1483μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	223% 2.68mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	129% 1.7mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	236% 38mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	8.28% 0.41mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	195% 2.53mg	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	198% 791μg	48.6% 194μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	296% 7.1μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	94% 84.2mg	1.33% 1.2mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	66% 396IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0.52% 0.078mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	0.65% 6.53mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	21.6% 0.19mg	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	534% 42.7mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	7.15% 30mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	62.4% 1.44mg	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	18.3% 128mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	4.07% 138mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	42.7% 23.5μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	47.4% 711mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	15.4% 1.7mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.13% 4.73g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

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

• Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE have 577.4 times more Vitamin A, 2.1 times more Vitamin B1, 5.5 times more Vitamin B2, 5.3 times more Vitamin B3, 2.2 times more Vitamin B6, 4.1 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin B12, 70.2 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin D than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.3 times more Vitamin B5 and 384.4 times more Vitamin E than Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin K in 500 kcal.

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

• Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE have 9.5 times more Iron and 92.3 times more Sodium than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 10.2 times more Calcium, 7.9 times more Copper, 9.3 times more Magnesium, 4.4 times more Phosphorus, 4 times more Potassium, 1.9 times more Selenium and 2.5 times more Zinc than Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Manganese per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE have 6.6 times more Carbohydrate and 7.1 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 26.8 times more Fat, 8.1 times more Saturated Fat, 51.6 times more Omega 6, 8.1 times more Fiber and 2 times more Protein than Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.