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Chocolate milk vs. Sunflower seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate milk and sunflower seeds different?

  • Sunflower seeds are higher than chocolate milk in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and folate.
  • Sunflower seeds cover your daily need for vitamin E, 234% more than chocolate milk.
  • Chocolate milk has a higher glycemic index (45) than sunflower seeds (20).

Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried types were used 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
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 more CalciumCalcium +43.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +286.2%
Contains more IronIron +2087.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2669.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1119.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +553.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2432.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2689.5%

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
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 AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6568%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +283.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3262.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +4440%
Contains more CholineCholine +224.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Sunflower seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.07mg 35.17mg 234%
Copper 0.065mg 1.8mg 193%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 23.137g 153%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 1.48mg 120%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 1.345mg 100%
Selenium 1.9µg 53µg 93%
Manganese 0.077mg 1.95mg 81%
Phosphorus 101mg 660mg 80%
Magnesium 13mg 325mg 74%
Fats 3.39g 51.46g 74%
Iron 0.24mg 5.25mg 63%
Folate 5µg 227µg 56%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 8.335mg 51%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 18.528g 44%
Zinc 0.41mg 5mg 42%
Protein 3.17g 20.78g 35%
Fiber 0.8g 8.6g 31%
Calories 83kcal 584kcal 25%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 1.13mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.355mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Potassium 167mg 645mg 14%
Saturated fat 2.104g 4.455g 11%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Choline 17mg 55.1mg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Carbs 10.34g 20g 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 3µg 3%
Calcium 112mg 78mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 1.4mg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 11.4g N/A
Sugar 9.54g 2.62g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.348mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.928mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 1.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 1.659mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.937mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.494mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 1.169mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 1.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.632mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 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 +1640%
Contains more ProteinProtein +555.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1418%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.4%
Contains more OtherOther +278.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 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 -52.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1771.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18558.9%

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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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.