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Sunflower seeds vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sunflower seeds and grapefruit different?

  • Sunflower seeds are higher than grapefruit in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, iron, and folate.
  • Sunflower seeds cover your daily need for vitamin E, 234% more than grapefruit.
  • Sunflower seeds contain 530 times more selenium than grapefruit. Sunflower seeds contain 53µg of selenium, while grapefruit contains 0.1µg.

Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried and Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas types were used 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3511.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +254.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +377.8%
Contains more IronIron +6462.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +5525%
Contains more ZincZinc +7042.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3566.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8763.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26953.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3341.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1045.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3985.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +331.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2437.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1646.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +615.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2128.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1833.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower seeds Grapefruit DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.17mg 0.13mg 234%
Copper 1.8mg 0.032mg 196%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 0.036g 154%
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 0.043mg 120%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 0.053mg 99%
Selenium 53µg 0.1µg 96%
Phosphorus 660mg 18mg 92%
Manganese 1.95mg 0.022mg 84%
Fats 51.46g 0.14g 79%
Magnesium 325mg 9mg 75%
Iron 5.25mg 0.08mg 65%
Folate 227µg 13µg 54%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 0.204mg 51%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 0.02g 46%
Zinc 5mg 0.07mg 45%
Protein 20.78g 0.77g 40%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 31.2mg 33%
Fiber 8.6g 1.6g 28%
Calories 584kcal 42kcal 27%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 0.031mg 25%
Saturated fat 4.455g 0.021g 20%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 0.262mg 17%
Potassium 645mg 135mg 15%
Choline 55.1mg 7.7mg 9%
Vitamin A 3µg 58µg 6%
Calcium 78mg 22mg 6%
Carbs 20g 10.66g 3%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Net carbs 11.4g 9.06g N/A
Sugar 2.62g 6.89g N/A
Sodium 9mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.348mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.928mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.139mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.659mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.937mg 0.019mg 0%
Methionine 0.494mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.169mg 0.013mg 0%
Valine 1.315mg 0.015mg 0%
Histidine 0.632mg 0.008mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2598.7%
Contains more FatsFats +36657.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.6%
Contains more OtherOther +718.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1761.7%

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
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92540%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64169.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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
51% 23% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 3.51 g
Glucose: 1.61 g
Fructose: 1.77 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +40.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/nutrients

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

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