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Apricot vs. Sunflower seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between apricots and sunflower seeds?

  • Sunflower seeds are richer than apricots in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, iron, and folate.
  • Sunflower seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 229% more.
  • The glycemic index of sunflower seeds is lower.

We used Apricots, raw and Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 232% 23% 57% 197% 600% 136% 283% 1.2% 254% 289%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149%
Contains more IronIron +1246.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +2207.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2769.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2432.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52900%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 4.7% 1% 703% 0% 370% 82% 156% 68% 310% 0% 0% 170% 30%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3851.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +787.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1289.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +370.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2390.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2422.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +1867.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Sunflower seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.89mg 35.17mg 229%
Copper 0.078mg 1.8mg 191%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 23.137g 154%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 1.48mg 121%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 1.345mg 99%
Selenium 0.1µg 53µg 96%
Phosphorus 23mg 660mg 91%
Manganese 0.077mg 1.95mg 81%
Fats 0.39g 51.46g 79%
Magnesium 10mg 325mg 75%
Iron 0.39mg 5.25mg 61%
Folate 9µg 227µg 55%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 8.335mg 48%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 18.528g 46%
Zinc 0.2mg 5mg 44%
Protein 1.4g 20.78g 39%
Calories 48kcal 584kcal 27%
Fiber 2g 8.6g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.355mg 24%
Saturated fat 0.027g 4.455g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 1.13mg 18%
Potassium 259mg 645mg 11%
Vitamin A 96µg 3µg 10%
Choline 2.8mg 55.1mg 10%
Vitamin C 10mg 1.4mg 10%
Calcium 13mg 78mg 7%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 11.12g 20g 3%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Net carbs 9.12g 11.4g N/A
Sugar 9.24g 2.62g N/A
Sodium 1mg 9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.348mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.928mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 1.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 1.659mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.937mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.494mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 1.169mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 1.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.632mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
21% 51% 20% 5% 3%
Protein: 20.78 g
Fats: 51.46 g
Carbs: 20 g
Water: 4.73 g
Other: 3.03 g
Contains more WaterWater +1725.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1384.3%
Contains more FatsFats +13094.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.9%
Contains more OtherOther +309.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
10% 40% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.137 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10798.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29948.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.5 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +134.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients
  2. Sunflower seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170562/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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