Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Sunflower Seeds VS Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor

Weight per 500 calories

• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g
• Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor: 103g

Both foods have similar energy densities which is very high in comparison to other foods.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Sunflower Seeds or Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%
Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor	5%	53%	42%

Macro Nutrients

	Sunflower Seeds	Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	45.4% 44g	33% 32g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	12% 3.8g	13% 4.1g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	3.2% 0.051g	19% 0.3g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	116% 19.7g	71.8% 12.2g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	13% 17g	44% 57.4g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	3.1% 2.24g	7.75% 5.6g	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	10.3% 3.9g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	31.8% 17.8g	12% 6.7g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sunflower Seeds	Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0.29% 2.57μg	2.3% 20.5μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	106% 1.27mg	19% 0.23mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	23.4% 0.3mg	9.4% 0.12mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	44.6% 7.14mg	32% 5.1mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	19.3% 0.97mg	17.5% 0.87mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	88.6% 1.15mg	29.6% 0.39mg	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	16.4% 65.7μg	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	71% 64mg	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	30.3% 4.54mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	13.8% 16.5μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sunflower Seeds	Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	6.68% 66.8mg	3.3% 33mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	171% 1.54mg	28% 0.25mg	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	17.5% 1.4mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	66.3% 278mg	14% 59.5mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	72.6% 1.67mg	17% 0.4mg	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	21.3% 149mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	16.2% 552mg	36% 1218mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	82.5% 45.4μg	0.75% 0.41μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.51% 7.7mg	37.3% 560mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	39% 4.3mg	9.15% 1mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.11% 4.05g	0.069% 2.55g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Sunflower Seeds vs Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 5.6 times more Vitamin B1, 2.5 times more Vitamin B2, 1.4 times more Vitamin B3, 3 times more Vitamin B6, 3 times more Vitamin B9 and 6.6 times more Vitamin E than Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor.
• While Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor contain 53.4 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels and Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor have similar amounts of Vitamin B5 per 500 kcal.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels as well as Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Sunflower Seeds vs Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 2 times more Calcium, 6.1 times more Copper, 3.2 times more Iron, 4.7 times more Magnesium, 4.2 times more Manganese, 3.8 times more Phosphorus, 110.5 times more Selenium and 4.3 times more Zinc than Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor.
• While Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor contain 2.2 times more Potassium and 72.6 times more Sodium than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.4 times more Fat, 1.6 times more Omega 6, 1.9 times more Fiber and 2.7 times more Protein than Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor.
• While Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor contain 5.9 times more Omega 3, 3.4 times more Carbohydrate and 2.5 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels and Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor have similar amounts of Energy and Saturated Fat per 500 kcal.
• Both Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels as well as Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.