Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Dried Basil Spices VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Dried Basil Spices: 215g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 2.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Dried Basil Spices, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Dried Basil Spices having above average energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Dried Basil Spices or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Dried Basil Spices	29%	11%	60%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Dried Basil Spices	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	9% 8.73g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	14.5% 4.63g	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	40.2% 0.64g	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	2.5% 0.43g	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	79% 102g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	5.06% 3.67g	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	2.2% 1.6g	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	% 1.6g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.043g	% 2.14g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	213% 81g	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	88% 49.3g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Dried Basil Spices	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	8.82% 79.4μg	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	14.3% 0.17mg	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	198% 2.58mg	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	65.7% 10.5mg	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	36% 1.8mg	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	221% 2.88mg	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	166% 665μg	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	1.9% 1.7mg	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	153% 23mg	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	3066% 3679μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Dried Basil Spices	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	481% 4807mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	501% 4.5mg	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	2409% 193mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	363% 1526mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	914% 21mg	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	84% 588mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	166% 5644mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	11.7% 6.44μg	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	11% 163mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	139% 15.2mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.6% 22.2g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Dried Basil Spices vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Dried Basil Spices have 30.9 times more Vitamin A, 8.5 times more Vitamin B2, 1.5 times more Vitamin B3, 1.9 times more Vitamin B5, 2.5 times more Vitamin B6, 3.4 times more Vitamin B9 and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 7.4 times more Vitamin B1 and 1.3 times more Vitamin E than Dried Basil Spices.
• Both Dried Basil Spices as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Dried Basil Spices vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Dried Basil Spices have 72 times more Calcium, 2.9 times more Copper, 42.9 times more Iron, 5.5 times more Magnesium, 12.6 times more Manganese, 10.2 times more Potassium, 21.2 times more Sodium and 3.6 times more Zinc than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 7 times more Selenium than Dried Basil Spices.
• Both Dried Basil Spices and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Phosphorus per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Dried Basil Spices have 1.2 times more Saturated Fat, 12.5 times more Omega 3, 6 times more Carbohydrate, 1.6 times more Sugars, 11 times more Fiber and 2.8 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 5 times more Fat and 46.2 times more Omega 6 than Dried Basil Spices.
• Both Dried Basil Spices and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Dried Basil Spices as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.