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Sunflower seeds vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sunflower seeds and butterscotch?

  • Butterscotch has less vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, iron, and folate than sunflower seeds.
  • Sunflower seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 234% higher.
  • Sunflower seeds have a lower glycemic index than butterscotch.

We used Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried and Candies, butterscotch types in this comparison.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21400%
Contains more IronIron +52400%
Contains more CopperCopper +179900%
Contains more ZincZinc +5455.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +194900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8733.3%

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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +38977.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +416650%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +6787.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower seeds Butterscotch DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.17mg 0.09mg 234%
Copper 1.8mg 0.001mg 200%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 0.122g 153%
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 0.012mg 122%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 0mg 103%
Selenium 53µg 0.6µg 95%
Phosphorus 660mg 1mg 94%
Manganese 1.95mg 0.001mg 85%
Magnesium 325mg 0mg 77%
Fats 51.46g 3.3g 74%
Iron 5.25mg 0.01mg 66%
Folate 227µg 0µg 57%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 0.002mg 52%
Zinc 5mg 0.09mg 45%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 0.845g 44%
Protein 20.78g 0.03g 42%
Fiber 8.6g 0g 34%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 0.016mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 0.004mg 23%
Carbs 20g 90.4g 23%
Potassium 645mg 3mg 19%
Sodium 9mg 391mg 17%
Saturated fat 4.455g 2.065g 11%
Choline 55.1mg 0.8mg 10%
Calories 584kcal 391kcal 10%
Calcium 78mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin A 3µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 11.4g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 2.62g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.348mg 0%
Threonine 0.928mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.139mg 0%
Leucine 1.659mg 0%
Lysine 0.937mg 0%
Methionine 0.494mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.169mg 0%
Valine 1.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.632mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0g 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +69166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1459.4%
Contains more OtherOther +197.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +352%
Contains more WaterWater +11%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2092.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18864.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.6%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.