Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Sunflower Seeds VS Cooked Chopped Frozen Collards

Weight per 500 calories

• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g
• Cooked Chopped Frozen Collards: 1389g

Sunflower Seeds have 16.2 times more energy per 100g than Cooked Chopped Frozen Collards. It has very high energy density when compared to other foods. Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards having low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Sunflower Seeds or Cooked Chopped Frozen Collards?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%
Cooked Chopped Frozen Collards	27%	8%	65%

Macro Nutrients

	Sunflower Seeds	Cooked Chopped Frozen Collards	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	45.4% 44g	5.87% 5.7g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	12% 3.8g	2.6% 0.83g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	3.2% 0.051g	110% 1.76g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	116% 19.7g	4.9% 0.83g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	13% 17g	76% 99g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	3.1% 2.24g	11% 7.9g	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	% 2.14g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	19.4% 7.36g	102% 39g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	31.8% 17.8g	73.7% 41.3g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sunflower Seeds	Cooked Chopped Frozen Collards	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0.29% 2.57μg	887% 7986μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	106% 1.27mg	54.4% 0.65mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	23.4% 0.3mg	123% 1.6mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	44.6% 7.14mg	55% 8.8mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	19.3% 0.97mg	32% 1.6mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	88.6% 1.15mg	122% 1.6mg	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	48.6% 194μg	264% 1056μg	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	1.33% 1.2mg	407% 367mg	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	201% 30mg	116% 17.4mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	7213% 8656μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sunflower Seeds	Cooked Chopped Frozen Collards	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	6.68% 66.8mg	292% 2917mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	171% 1.54mg	85% 0.76mg	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	56% 4.5mg	194% 15.6mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	66.3% 278mg	99% 417mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	72.6% 1.67mg	400% 9.2mg	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	80.7% 565mg	53.6% 375mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	16.2% 552mg	103% 3486mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	82.5% 45.4μg	38% 21μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.51% 7.7mg	46.3% 694mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	39% 4.3mg	34% 3.75mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.11% 4.05g	33.2% 1229g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

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

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.9 times more Vitamin B1 and 1.7 times more Vitamin E than Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards.
• While Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards contain 3109.3 times more Vitamin A, 5.3 times more Vitamin B2, 1.7 times more Vitamin B5, 1.4 times more Vitamin B6, 5.4 times more Vitamin B9, 305.9 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels and Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards have similar amounts of Vitamin B3 per 500 kcal.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels as well as Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

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

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 2 times more Copper, 1.5 times more Phosphorus and 2.2 times more Selenium than Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards.
• While Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards contain 43.7 times more Calcium, 3.5 times more Iron, 1.5 times more Magnesium, 5.5 times more Manganese, 6.3 times more Potassium, 90.1 times more Sodium and 303.4 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels and Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards have similar amounts of Zinc per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 7.7 times more Fat, 4.6 times more Saturated Fat and 23.7 times more Omega 6 than Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards.
• While Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards contain 34.3 times more Omega 3, 5.8 times more Carbohydrate, 3.5 times more Sugars, 5.3 times more Fiber and 2.3 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels and Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels as well as Boiled Chopped Frozen Collards have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.