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Sunflower seeds vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sunflower seeds and daikon?

  • Daikon has less vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B3 than sunflower seeds.
  • Sunflower seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 234% higher.
  • Sunflower seeds have 76 times more selenium than daikon. Sunflower seeds have 53µg of selenium, while daikon has 0.7µg.
  • Sunflower seeds have a lower glycemic index than daikon.

We used Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried and Radishes, oriental, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1931.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +188.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184.1%
Contains more IronIron +1212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1465.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2769.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5031.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7471.4%

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%
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1675%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4067.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +718.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2823.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +710.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +654.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1471.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower seeds Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.17mg 0mg 234%
Copper 1.8mg 0.115mg 187%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 0.045g 154%
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 0.02mg 122%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 0.046mg 100%
Selenium 53µg 0.7µg 95%
Phosphorus 660mg 23mg 91%
Manganese 1.95mg 0.038mg 83%
Fats 51.46g 0.1g 79%
Magnesium 325mg 16mg 74%
Iron 5.25mg 0.4mg 61%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 0.2mg 51%
Folate 227µg 28µg 50%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 0.017g 46%
Zinc 5mg 0.15mg 44%
Protein 20.78g 0.6g 40%
Calories 584kcal 18kcal 28%
Fiber 8.6g 1.6g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 0.02mg 26%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 22mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 0.138mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.455g 0.03g 20%
Potassium 645mg 227mg 12%
Choline 55.1mg 7.3mg 9%
Calcium 78mg 27mg 5%
Carbs 20g 4.1g 5%
Sodium 9mg 21mg 1%
Net carbs 11.4g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 2.62g 2.5g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.348mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.928mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.139mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.659mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.937mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.494mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.169mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 1.315mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.632mg 0.011mg 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
Daikon
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3363.3%
Contains more FatsFats +51360%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +387.8%
Contains more OtherOther +422.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1900.4%

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
Daikon
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +108888.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51315.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.