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Sunflower seeds vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sunflower seeds and almond butter

  • Sunflower seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin E, folate, vitamin B3, and iron, while almond butter has more vitamin B2 and calcium.
  • Sunflower seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 120% higher.
  • Almond butter contains 22 times less selenium than sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds contain 53µg of selenium, while almond butter contains 2.4µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added.

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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 232% 23% 57% 197% 600% 136% 283% 1.2% 254% 289%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.5%
Contains more IronIron +50.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +52%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +344.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.2%
~equal in Manganese ~2.131mg

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 4.7% 1% 703% 0% 370% 82% 156% 68% 310% 0% 0% 170% 30%
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 0% 0% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3509.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +164.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +255.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1205.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +328.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +164.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~52.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower seeds Almond butter DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 0.041mg 120%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 0.103mg 96%
Copper 1.8mg 0.934mg 96%
Selenium 53µg 2.4µg 92%
Vitamin E 35.17mg 24.21mg 73%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 13.613g 63%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 0.939mg 45%
Folate 227µg 53µg 44%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 32.445g 35%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 3.155mg 32%
Calcium 78mg 347mg 27%
Iron 5.25mg 3.49mg 22%
Phosphorus 660mg 508mg 22%
Zinc 5mg 3.29mg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 0.318mg 16%
Magnesium 325mg 279mg 11%
Manganese 1.95mg 2.131mg 8%
Fiber 8.6g 10.3g 7%
Fats 51.46g 55.5g 6%
Potassium 645mg 748mg 3%
Calories 584kcal 614kcal 2%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Choline 55.1mg 52.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 4.455g 4.152g 1%
Protein 20.78g 20.96g 0%
Carbs 20g 18.82g 0%
Net carbs 11.4g 8.52g N/A
Sugar 2.62g 4.43g N/A
Starch 0.08g 0%
Sodium 9mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.348mg 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.928mg 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.139mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.659mg 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.937mg 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.494mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.169mg 1.149mg 0%
Valine 1.315mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.632mg 0.55mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 51% 20% 5% 3%
Protein: 20.78 g
Fats: 51.46 g
Carbs: 20 g
Water: 4.73 g
Other: 3.03 g
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
Contains more WaterWater +188.4%
~equal in Protein ~20.96g
~equal in Fats ~55.5g
~equal in Carbs ~18.82g
~equal in Other ~3.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 40% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.137 g
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~4.152g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.5 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 96%
Starch: 0.08 g
Sucrose: 4.34 g
Glucose: 0.02 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +73.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~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. Sunflower seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170562/nutrients
  2. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/nutrients

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

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