Comparing Nutrients in 100 grams Millet Flour VS Sunflower Seeds

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Millet Flour	11%	10%	79%
Sunflower Seeds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Millet Flour	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	13% 382kcal	20% 584kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	4.4% 4.25g	53% 51.5g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.68% 0.54g	14% 4.46g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	2.75% 0.044g	3.75% 0.06g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	15% 2.55g	136% 23g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	NA	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	57.8% 75g	15.4% 20g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	2.3% 1.66g	3.6% 2.62g	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	% 1.26g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 0.3g	% 2.5g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	9.2% 3.5g	22.6% 8.6g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	19% 10.8g	37% 20.8g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Millet Flour	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	NA	0.33% 3μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	34.4% 0.41mg	123% 1.48mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	5.6% 0.073mg	27.3% 0.36mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	37.6% 6mg	52% 8.34mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	25.4% 1.27mg	22.6% 1.13mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	28.6% 0.37mg	103% 1.35mg	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	10.5% 42μg	56.8% 227μg	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	0% 0mg	1.56% 1.4mg	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	0.73% 0.11mg	234% 35mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0.67% 0.8μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Millet Flour	Sunflower Seeds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	1.4% 14mg	7.8% 78mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	59.4% 0.54mg	200% 1.8mg	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	49.3% 3.94mg	65.6% 5.25mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	28.3% 119mg	77.4% 325mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	43.6% 1mg	84.8% 1.95mg	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	40.7% 285mg	94% 660mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	6.6% 224mg	19% 645mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	59.5% 32.7μg	96% 53μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	0.27% 4mg	0.6% 9mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	24% 2.63mg	45.5% 5mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.23% 8.67g	0.13% 4.73g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 grams of Millet Flour vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 3.6 times more Vitamin B1, 4.9 times more Vitamin B2, 1.4 times more Vitamin B3, 3.6 times more Vitamin B6, 5.4 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin C and 319.7 times more Vitamin E than Millet flour.
• Both Millet flour and Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have similar amounts of Vitamin B5 per 100 g.
• Both Millet flour as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Vitamin K in 100 g.

Comparing minerals per 100 grams for Millet Flour vs Sunflower Seeds:

• Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 5.6 times more Calcium, 3.4 times more Copper, 1.3 times more Iron, 2.7 times more Magnesium, 1.9 times more Manganese, 2.3 times more Phosphorus, 2.9 times more Potassium, 1.6 times more Selenium and 1.9 times more Zinc than Millet flour.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 grams:

• Millet flour has 3.8 times more Carbohydrate than Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels.
• While Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels contain 1.5 times more Energy, 12.1 times more Fat, 8.3 times more Saturated Fat, 1.4 times more Omega 3, 9 times more Omega 6, 1.6 times more Sugars, 2.5 times more Fiber and 1.9 times more Protein than Millet flour.
• Both Millet flour as well as Dried Sunflower Seed Kernels have insufficient amounts of Glucose and Sucrose in 100 g.