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Eggplant vs. Sunflower seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between eggplant and sunflower seeds

  • Sunflower seeds are higher than eggplant in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, iron, and folate.
  • Sunflower seeds cover your daily vitamin E needs 232% more than eggplant.

Food varieties used in this article are Eggplant, raw and Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried.

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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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
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 -77.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2221.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181.7%
Contains more IronIron +2182.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2122.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3025%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2650%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +740.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17566.7%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
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 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11623.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3694.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +859.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1184.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +302.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1501.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +931.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +698.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggplant Sunflower seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.3mg 35.17mg 232%
Copper 0.081mg 1.8mg 191%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 23.137g 154%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 1.48mg 120%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 1.345mg 97%
Selenium 0.3µg 53µg 96%
Phosphorus 24mg 660mg 91%
Fats 0.18g 51.46g 79%
Manganese 0.232mg 1.95mg 75%
Magnesium 14mg 325mg 74%
Iron 0.23mg 5.25mg 63%
Folate 22µg 227µg 51%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 8.335mg 48%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 18.528g 46%
Zinc 0.16mg 5mg 44%
Protein 0.98g 20.78g 40%
Calories 25kcal 584kcal 28%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.355mg 24%
Fiber 3g 8.6g 22%
Saturated fat 0.034g 4.455g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 1.13mg 17%
Potassium 229mg 645mg 12%
Choline 6.9mg 55.1mg 9%
Calcium 9mg 78mg 7%
Carbs 5.88g 20g 5%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0µg 3%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 1.4mg 1%
Net carbs 2.88g 11.4g N/A
Sugar 3.53g 2.62g N/A
Sodium 2mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.348mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.928mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 1.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 1.659mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.937mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.494mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 1.169mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 1.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.632mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 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 +1851.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2020.4%
Contains more FatsFats +28488.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +240.1%
Contains more OtherOther +359.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 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 -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +115700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30343.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 47% 46%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.26 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 1.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +861.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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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