Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions VS Toasted Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions: 1786g
• Toasted Sunflower Seeds: 80.8g

Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have 22.1 times more energy per unit of mass than Boiled Chopped Frozen Onions, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions having very low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions or Toasted Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions	10%	3%	87%
Toasted Sunflower Seeds	10%	77%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions	Toasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.84% 1.8g	47.3% 46g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.89% 0.29g	15% 4.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	2.23% 0.036g	4% 0.064g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	3.8% 0.64g	178% 30.2g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	91% 118g	12.8% 16.6g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	71.4% 51.8g	NA	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	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	84.6% 32g	24.4% 9.3g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	24.6% 13.8g	25% 14g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions	Toasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	34.2% 0.41mg	22% 0.26mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	34.3% 0.45mg	17.7% 0.23mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	15.5% 2.5mg	21% 3.4mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	35.4% 1.77mg	114% 5.7mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	95% 1.23mg	50% 0.65mg	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	58% 232μg	48% 192μg	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	51.6% 46.4mg	1.26% 1.13mg	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	1.2% 0.18mg	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	4.46% 5.36μg	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions	Toasted Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	28.6% 286mg	4.6% 46mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	37.7% 0.34mg	165% 1.5mg	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	67% 5.36mg	68.8% 5.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	25.5% 107mg	25% 104mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	55% 1.27mg	74.2% 1.7mg	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	48.5% 339mg	134% 935mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	56.7% 1929mg	11.7% 397mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	13% 7.14μg	NA	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	14.3% 214mg	0.16% 2.42mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	11.4% 1.25mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	44.5% 1647g	0.022% 0.81g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions VS Toasted Sunflower Seeds Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions or Toasted Sunflower Seeds?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions vs Toasted Sunflower Seeds:

• 500 calories of Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions have 1.6 times more Vitamin B1, 1.9 times more Vitamin B2, 1.9 times more Vitamin B6, 1.2 times more Vitamin B9 and 41.1 times more Vitamin C than Toasted Sunflower Seeds.
• While 500 kcal of Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 1.4 times more Vitamin B3 and 3.2 times more Vitamin B5 than Boiled Chopped Frozen Onions.
• 500 calories of Toasted Sunflower Seeds have insufficient amounts of Vitamin C
• Both Boiled Chopped Frozen Onions as well as Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions vs Toasted Sunflower Seeds:

• 500 calories of Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions have 6.2 times more Calcium, 4.9 times more Potassium, 88.4 times more Sodium and 2039.2 times more Water than Toasted Sunflower Seeds.
• While 500 kcal of Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 4.4 times more Copper, 1.3 times more Manganese, 2.8 times more Phosphorus and 3.4 times more Zinc than Boiled Chopped Frozen Onions.
• Both Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions and Toasted Sunflower Seeds contain similar levels of Iron and Magnesium per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Toasted Sunflower Seeds lack sufficient amounts of Calcium

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 calories of Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions have 7.1 times more Carbohydrate and 3.5 times more Fiber than Toasted Sunflower Seeds.
• While 500 kcal of Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt contain 25.7 times more Fat, 16.8 times more Saturated Fat and 47 times more Omega 6 than Boiled Chopped Frozen Onions.
• Both Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions and Toasted Sunflower Seeds offer comparable quantities of Energy and Protein per 500 calories.
• 500 calories of Cooked Chopped Frozen Onions provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6
• Both Boiled Chopped Frozen Onions as well as Toasted Sunflower Seed Kernels no Salt provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 in 500 calories.