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Sunflower seeds vs. Drinking water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sunflower seeds and drinking water?

  • Sunflower seeds are richer than drinking water in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, iron, and folate.
  • Sunflower seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 234% more.
  • The glycemic index of drinking water is lower.

We used Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried and Beverages, water, tap, drinking types in this article.

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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 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 3.3% 0.27% 0% 0.52% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +17900%
Contains more ZincZinc +49900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower seeds Drinking water DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.17mg 0mg 234%
Copper 1.8mg 0.01mg 199%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 0g 154%
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 0mg 123%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 0mg 103%
Selenium 53µg 0µg 96%
Phosphorus 660mg 0mg 94%
Manganese 1.95mg 0mg 85%
Fats 51.46g 0g 79%
Magnesium 325mg 1mg 77%
Iron 5.25mg 0mg 66%
Folate 227µg 0µg 57%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 0mg 52%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 0g 46%
Zinc 5mg 0.01mg 45%
Protein 20.78g 0g 42%
Fiber 8.6g 0g 34%
Calories 584kcal 0kcal 29%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 0mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.455g 0g 20%
Potassium 645mg 0mg 19%
Choline 55.1mg 0mg 10%
Calcium 78mg 3mg 8%
Carbs 20g 0g 7%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 11.4g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.62g 0g N/A
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2930%
Contains more WaterWater +2012.1%

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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. Drinking water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173647/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.