Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Sugar, turbinado VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 500 calories

• Sugar, turbinado: 125g
• Sunflower Seeds: 85.6g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 1.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Sugar, turbinado, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Sugar, turbinado having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Sugar, turbinado or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sugar, turbinado	0%	0%	100%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Sugar, turbinado	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0% 0g	45.4% 44g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	NA	12% 3.8g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	NA	3.2% 0.051g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	NA	116% 19.7g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	NA	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	96% 125g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	171% 124g	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	0% 0g	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	% 0g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 124g	% 2.14g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	NA	19.4% 7.36g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	0% 0g	31.8% 17.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sugar, turbinado	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	NA	0.29% 2.57μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	NA	106% 1.27mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	NA	23.4% 0.3mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	NA	44.6% 7.14mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	19.3% 0.97mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	NA	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	NA	48.6% 194μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	NA	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	NA	1.33% 1.2mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	NA	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	NA	201% 30mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	NA	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sugar, turbinado	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	1.5% 15mg	6.68% 66.8mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	1.25% 0.011mg	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	5.8% 0.46mg	56% 4.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	0.6% 2.5mg	66.3% 278mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	2.5% 0.058mg	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	0.18% 1.25mg	80.7% 565mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	1.07% 36.3mg	16.2% 552mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	NA	82.5% 45.4μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.25% 3.76mg	0.51% 7.7mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	0.34% 0.038mg	39% 4.3mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.001% 0.038g	0.11% 4.05g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Sugar, turbinado vs Sunflower Seeds:

Both Sugar, turbinado and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of vitamins per 500 kcal

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Sugar, turbinado vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 4.4 times more Calcium, 136.6 times more Copper, 9.7 times more Iron, 111 times more Magnesium, 29 times more Manganese, 450.9 times more Phosphorus, 15.2 times more Potassium and 113.9 times more Zinc than Sugar, turbinado.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Sugar, turbinado has 7.3 times more Carbohydrate and 55.4 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain more Fat and more Protein than Sugar, turbinado.
• Both Sugar, turbinado and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Sugar, turbinado as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.