Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Cabbage VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 100 calories

• Cabbage: 400g
• Sunflower Seeds: 17g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 23.4 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Cabbage, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Cabbage having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Cabbage or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cabbage	18%	3%	79%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Cabbage	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.41% 0.4g	9.1% 8.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.43% 0.14g	2.4% 0.76g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0% 0g	0.64% 0.01g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	0.4% 0.068g	23.2% 3.95g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	18% 23g	2.63% 3.42g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	17.7% 13g	0.62% 0.45g	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	8% 5.8g	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	% 6.68g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.32g	% 0.43g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	26.3% 10g	3.88% 1.47g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	9.14% 5.12g	6.35% 3.56g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cabbage	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	2.22% 20μg	0.057% 0.51μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	20.3% 0.24mg	21% 0.25mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	12.3% 0.16mg	4.68% 0.061mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	5.85% 0.94mg	8.92% 1.43mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	17% 0.85mg	3.87% 0.19mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	38% 0.5mg	17.7% 0.23mg	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	43% 172μg	9.7% 39μg	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	163% 146mg	0.27% 0.24mg	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	4% 0.6mg	40% 6.02mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	253% 304μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cabbage	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	16% 160mg	1.34% 13.4mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	8.44% 0.076mg	34.2% 0.31mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	0.1% 4μg	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	23.5% 1.88mg	11.2% 0.9mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	11.4% 48mg	13.3% 55.7mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	28% 0.64mg	14.5% 0.33mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	61.7% 27.8μg	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	15% 104mg	16% 113mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	20% 680mg	3.25% 110mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	2.2% 1.2μg	16.5% 9.08μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	4.8% 72mg	0.1% 1.54mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	6.55% 0.72mg	7.8% 0.86mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	9.97% 369g	0.022% 0.81g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Cabbage vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Raw Cabbage has 38.9 times more Vitamin A, 2.6 times more Vitamin B2, 4.4 times more Vitamin B5, 2.2 times more Vitamin B6, 4.4 times more Vitamin B9, 610.7 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.5 times more Vitamin B3 and 10 times more Vitamin E than Raw Cabbage.
• Both Raw Cabbage and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 100 kcal.
• Both Raw Cabbage as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Cabbage vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Raw Cabbage has 12 times more Calcium, 2.1 times more Iron, 1.9 times more Manganese, 6.2 times more Potassium, 46.7 times more Sodium and 455.2 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 4.1 times more Copper and 7.6 times more Selenium than Raw Cabbage.
• Both Raw Cabbage and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Magnesium, Phosphorus and Zinc per 100 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Raw Cabbage has 6.8 times more Carbohydrate, 28.5 times more Sugars, 6.8 times more Fiber and 1.4 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 22 times more Fat, 5.6 times more Saturated Fat and 58 times more Omega 6 than Raw Cabbage.
• Both Raw Cabbage and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 100 kcal.
• Both Raw Cabbage as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.