Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Grilled Portabella Mushrooms VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 100 calories

• Grilled Portabella Mushrooms: 345g
• Sunflower Seeds: 17g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 20.1 times more energy per unit of mass than Grilled Portabella Mushrooms, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Grilled Portabella Mushrooms having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Grilled Portabella Mushrooms or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Grilled Portabella Mushrooms	36%	14%	50%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Grilled Portabella Mushrooms	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	2.06% 2g	9.1% 8.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.69% 0.22g	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	4.7% 0.8g	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	11.8% 15.3g	2.63% 3.42g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	10.7% 7.8g	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	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	% 7.8g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0g	% 0.43g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	20% 7.6g	3.88% 1.47g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	20% 11.3g	6.35% 3.56g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Grilled Portabella Mushrooms	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0.057% 0.51μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	20.7% 0.25mg	21% 0.25mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	107% 1.4mg	4.68% 0.061mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	135% 21.6mg	8.92% 1.43mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	87% 4.34mg	3.87% 0.19mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	32.4% 0.42mg	17.7% 0.23mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	128% 38.3μg	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	16.4% 65.5μg	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	0% 0mg	0.27% 0.24mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	8.05% 48.3IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0% 0mg	40% 6.02mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Grilled Portabella Mushrooms	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	1.03% 10.3mg	1.34% 13.4mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	149% 1.34mg	34.2% 0.31mg	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	17.2% 1.38mg	11.2% 0.9mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	10.7% 45mg	13.3% 55.7mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	10% 0.23mg	14.5% 0.33mg	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	66.5% 466mg	16% 113mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	44.3% 1507mg	3.25% 110mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	137% 75.5μg	16.5% 9.08μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	2.53% 38mg	0.1% 1.54mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	20.4% 2.24mg	7.8% 0.86mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	8.45% 313g	0.022% 0.81g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Grilled Portabella Mushrooms vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Grilled Portabella Mushrooms have 22.9 times more Vitamin B2, 15.1 times more Vitamin B3, 22.5 times more Vitamin B5, 1.8 times more Vitamin B6, 1.7 times more Vitamin B9 and more Vitamin D than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain more Vitamin E than Grilled Portabella Mushrooms.
• Both Grilled Portabella Mushrooms and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 per 100 kcal.
• Both Grilled Portabella Mushrooms as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and Vitamin K in 100 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Grilled Portabella Mushrooms vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Grilled Portabella Mushrooms have 4.4 times more Copper, 1.5 times more Iron, 4.1 times more Phosphorus, 13.6 times more Potassium, 8.3 times more Selenium, 24.6 times more Sodium, 2.6 times more Zinc and 386 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.3 times more Calcium and 1.4 times more Manganese than Grilled Portabella Mushrooms.
• Both Grilled Portabella Mushrooms and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Magnesium per 100 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Grilled Portabella Mushrooms have 4.5 times more Carbohydrate, 17.4 times more Sugars, 5.2 times more Fiber and 3.2 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 4.4 times more Fat, 3.5 times more Saturated Fat and 4.9 times more Omega 6 than Grilled Portabella Mushrooms.
• Both Grilled Portabella Mushrooms and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 100 kcal.
• Both Grilled Portabella Mushrooms as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.