Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Russian Salad Dressing VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Russian Salad Dressing: 141g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.6 times more energy per unit of mass than Russian Salad Dressing, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Russian Salad Dressing having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Russian Salad Dressing or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Russian Salad Dressing	1%	64%	35%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Russian Salad Dressing	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	38% 37g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	10.5% 3.37g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	153% 2.45g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	108% 18.4g	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	34.6% 45g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	34.3% 25g	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	2.6% 0.99g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	1.74% 0.97g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Russian Salad Dressing	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	4.54% 41μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	3.4% 0.041mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	5% 0.065mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	5.23% 0.84mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	11.3% 0.56mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	10.5% 0.14mg	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	1.76% 7.04μg	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	9.4% 8.45mg	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	31% 4.68mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	63% 75.6μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Russian Salad Dressing	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	1.83% 18.3mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	9.08% 0.082mg	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	10.6% 0.85mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	3.35% 14mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	3.86% 0.089mg	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	4.02% 28mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	7.17% 244mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	4.1% 2.25μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	106% 1596mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	2.8% 0.31mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	1.47% 54.3g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Russian Salad Dressing vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Russian Salad Dressing has 7.1 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 31 times more Vitamin B1, 4.7 times more Vitamin B2, 8.5 times more Vitamin B3, 1.7 times more Vitamin B5, 8.4 times more Vitamin B6, 27.6 times more Vitamin B9 and 6.4 times more Vitamin E than Russian Salad Dressing.
• Both Russian Salad Dressing as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Russian Salad Dressing vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Russian Salad Dressing has 207.1 times more Sodium than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 3.6 times more Calcium, 18.9 times more Copper, 5.3 times more Iron, 19.8 times more Magnesium, 18.8 times more Manganese, 20.1 times more Phosphorus, 2.3 times more Potassium, 20.1 times more Selenium and 13.8 times more Zinc than Russian Salad Dressing.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Russian Salad Dressing has 47.7 times more Omega 3, 2.6 times more Carbohydrate and 11.1 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 7.5 times more Fiber and 18.3 times more Protein than Russian Salad Dressing.
• Both Russian Salad Dressing and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy, Fat, Saturated Fat and Omega 6 per 500 kcal.
• Both Russian Salad Dressing as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.