Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Young Cowpeas VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Young Cowpeas: 556g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 6.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Young Cowpeas , which is very high in comparison to other foods. Young Cowpeas having average energy density.

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

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Young Cowpeas	13%	3%	84%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Young Cowpeas	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	2% 1.94g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.56% 0.5g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	22% 0.35g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	2.84% 0.48g	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	80.5% 105g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	23% 16.7g	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	73% 27.8g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	29.3% 16.4g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Young Cowpeas	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	25.3% 228μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	51% 0.61mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	62% 0.81mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	50.3% 8.06mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	16.8% 0.84mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	28.6% 0.37mg	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	233% 933μg	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	15.4% 14mg	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	NA	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	NA	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Young Cowpeas	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	70% 700mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	80.2% 0.72mg	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	76.4% 6.1mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	67.5% 283mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	135% 3.1mg	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	42% 294mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	70.4% 2394mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	23.2% 12.8μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	1.5% 22.2mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	51% 5.6mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	11.6% 429g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

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

• Raw Young Cowpeas have 88.7 times more Vitamin A, 2.7 times more Vitamin B2, 4.8 times more Vitamin B9 and 11.6 times more Vitamin C than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.1 times more Vitamin B1 and 3.1 times more Vitamin B6 than Raw Young Cowpeas .
• Both Raw Young Cowpeas and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B3 and Vitamin B5 per 500 kcal.
• Both Raw Young Cowpeas 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 Young Cowpeas vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Raw Young Cowpeas have 10.5 times more Calcium, 1.4 times more Iron, 1.9 times more Manganese, 4.3 times more Potassium, 1.3 times more Zinc and 105.9 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.1 times more Copper, 1.9 times more Phosphorus and 3.6 times more Selenium than Raw Young Cowpeas .
• Both Raw Young Cowpeas and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Magnesium per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Raw Young Cowpeas have 6.8 times more Omega 3, 6.1 times more Carbohydrate, 7.4 times more Sugars and 3.8 times more Fiber than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 22.7 times more Fat, 7.6 times more Saturated Fat and 40.8 times more Omega 6 than Raw Young Cowpeas .
• Both Raw Young Cowpeas and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy and Protein per 500 kcal.
• Both Raw Young Cowpeas as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.