Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail VS Sunflower Seeds

Weight per 100 calories

• Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail: 526g
• Sunflower Seeds: 17g

Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have 30.7 times more energy per unit of mass than Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail or Sunflower Seeds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail	17%	13%	70%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.74% 1.7g	9.1% 8.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.46% 0.47g	2.4% 0.76g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	3.95% 0.063g	0.64% 0.01g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	2% 0.34g	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	15.5% 20g	2.63% 3.42g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	20% 14.6g	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	9.95% 7.2g	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	% 7g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.47g	% 0.43g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	6.93% 2.63g	3.88% 1.47g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	8.55% 4.8g	6.35% 3.56g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	20.5% 184μg	0.057% 0.51μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	22% 0.26mg	21% 0.25mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	13.4% 0.17mg	4.68% 0.061mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	23.8% 3.8mg	8.92% 1.43mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	26.2% 1.3mg	3.87% 0.19mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	28.7% 0.37mg	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	27.6% 111μg	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	318% 286mg	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	35.8% 5.37mg	40% 6.02mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	26.8% 32μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	7.9% 79mg	1.34% 13.4mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	39.8% 0.36mg	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	19% 1.53mg	11.2% 0.9mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	15% 63mg	13.3% 55.7mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	18% 0.42mg	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	14.3% 100mg	16% 113mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	31.6% 1074mg	3.25% 110mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	1.9% 1.05μg	16.5% 9.08μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	19.3% 289mg	0.1% 1.54mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	5.74% 0.63mg	7.8% 0.86mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	13.4% 495g	0.022% 0.81g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail has 358.6 times more Vitamin A, 2.9 times more Vitamin B2, 2.7 times more Vitamin B3, 6.8 times more Vitamin B5, 1.6 times more Vitamin B6, 2.8 times more Vitamin B9, 1192.2 times more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• Both Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 and Vitamin E per 100 kcal.
• Both Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail 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 Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail has 5.9 times more Calcium, 1.7 times more Iron, 1.2 times more Manganese, 9.7 times more Potassium, 187.8 times more Sodium and 611.7 times more Water than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 8.6 times more Selenium and 1.4 times more Zinc than Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail.
• Both Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Copper, Magnesium and Phosphorus per 100 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail has 6.1 times more Omega 3, 5.9 times more Carbohydrate, 32.6 times more Sugars, 1.8 times more Fiber and 1.3 times more Protein than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 5.2 times more Fat, 1.6 times more Saturated Fat and 11.5 times more Omega 6 than Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail.
• Both Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Energy per 100 kcal.
• Both Canned Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Cocktail as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.