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Sunflower seeds vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sunflower seeds and chocolate ice cream?

  • Chocolate ice cream 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 232% higher.
  • Sunflower seeds have 35 times more vitamin B1 than chocolate ice cream. Sunflower seeds have 1.48mg of vitamin B1, while chocolate ice cream has 0.042mg.
  • Sunflower seeds have a lower glycemic index than chocolate ice cream.

We used Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried and Ice creams, chocolate 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 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1020.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +159%
Contains more IronIron +464.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +762.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +516.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1292.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2020%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +39.7%

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 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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11623.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3423.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3588.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +104%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2345.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1318.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +144.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3833.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower seeds Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.17mg 0.3mg 232%
Copper 1.8mg 0.135mg 185%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 0.41g 152%
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 0.042mg 120%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 0.055mg 99%
Selenium 53µg 2.5µg 92%
Manganese 1.95mg 0.14mg 79%
Phosphorus 660mg 107mg 79%
Magnesium 325mg 29mg 70%
Fats 51.46g 11g 62%
Iron 5.25mg 0.93mg 54%
Folate 227µg 16µg 53%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 0.226mg 51%
Zinc 5mg 0.58mg 40%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 3.21g 38%
Protein 20.78g 3.8g 34%
Fiber 8.6g 1.2g 30%
Calories 584kcal 216kcal 18%
Vitamin A 3µg 118µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 0.194mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.29µg 12%
Potassium 645mg 249mg 12%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 0.554mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 34mg 11%
Saturated fat 4.455g 6.8g 11%
Choline 55.1mg 22.5mg 6%
Carbs 20g 28.2g 3%
Sodium 9mg 76mg 3%
Calcium 78mg 109mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 11.4g 27g N/A
Sugar 2.62g 25.36g 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
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +446.8%
Contains more FatsFats +367.8%
Contains more OtherOther +133.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41%
Contains more WaterWater +1077.6%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +477.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5543.2%

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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. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.