Comparing Nutrients in 7 ounces Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch VS Sunflower Seeds

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch	8%	19%	73%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	28.3% 820kcal	40% 1159kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	17.8% 17.3g	105% 102g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	6.2% 2g	27.6% 8.84g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	23% 0.37g	7.44% 0.12g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	28% 4.8g	269% 45.7g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	118% 154g	30.5% 39.7g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	61.6% 44.7g	7.17% 5.2g	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	% 4.96g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	38.6% 14.7g	45% 17g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	30% 17g	73.6% 41.2g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	95% 855μg	0.66% 5.95μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	116% 1.4mg	245% 2.94mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	122% 1.6mg	54% 0.7mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	119% 19mg	103% 16.5mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	45% 2.24mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	153% 2mg	205% 2.67mg	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	95% 381μg	113% 450μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	240% 5.75μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0.22% 0.2mg	3.1% 2.78mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	25.5% 153IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	13% 1.96mg	465% 69.8mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	6.1% 7.34μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	7.74% 77.4mg	15.5% 155mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	66% 0.6mg	397% 3.57mg	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	87% 6.95mg	130% 10.4mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	40% 169mg	154% 645mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	NA	168% 3.87mg	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	73.4% 514mg	187% 1310mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	16% 544mg	37.6% 1280mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	116% 63.7μg	191% 105μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	31.6% 474mg	1.2% 18mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	52.3% 5.75mg	90% 9.92mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.16% 5.95g	0.25% 9.4g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 7 ounces of Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch have 143.7 times more Vitamin A, 2.3 times more Vitamin B2, more Vitamin B12, more Vitamin D and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2.1 times more Vitamin B1, 1.3 times more Vitamin B6, 14 times more Vitamin C and 35.5 times more Vitamin E than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B3 and Vitamin B9 per 7 oz.

Comparing minerals per 7 ounces for Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch have 26.6 times more Sodium than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 2 times more Calcium, 6 times more Copper, 1.5 times more Iron, 3.8 times more Magnesium, 2.5 times more Phosphorus, 2.4 times more Potassium, 1.7 times more Selenium and 1.7 times more Zinc than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 7 ounces:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch have 3.1 times more Omega 3, 3.9 times more Carbohydrate and 8.6 times more Sugars than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.4 times more Energy, 5.9 times more Fat, 4.5 times more Saturated Fat, 9.5 times more Omega 6 and 2.4 times more Protein than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Fiber per 7 oz.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Maple Pecan Crunch as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 7 oz.