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Sunflower seeds vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sunflower seeds and ice cream

  • Ice cream contains less vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and folate than sunflower seeds.
  • Sunflower seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 232% higher.
  • Ice cream contains 244 times less manganese than sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds contain 1.95mg of manganese, while ice cream contains 0.008mg.
  • Sunflower seeds have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of sunflower seeds is 20, while the glycemic index of ice cream is 62.

The food types used in this comparison are Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried and Ice creams, vanilla.

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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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2221.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224.1%
Contains more IronIron +5733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +7726.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +624.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +528.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2844.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +64.1%

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% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11623.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3509.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7085.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2702.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +4440%
Contains more CholineCholine +111.9%
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 Ice cream DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.17mg 0.3mg 232%
Copper 1.8mg 0.023mg 197%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 0.452g 151%
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 0.041mg 120%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 0.048mg 100%
Selenium 53µg 1.8µg 93%
Manganese 1.95mg 0.008mg 84%
Phosphorus 660mg 105mg 79%
Magnesium 325mg 14mg 74%
Iron 5.25mg 0.09mg 65%
Fats 51.46g 11g 62%
Folate 227µg 5µg 56%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 0.116mg 51%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 2.969g 39%
Zinc 5mg 0.69mg 39%
Protein 20.78g 3.5g 35%
Fiber 8.6g 0.7g 32%
Calories 584kcal 207kcal 19%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.39µg 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Vitamin A 3µg 118µg 13%
Potassium 645mg 199mg 13%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 0.581mg 11%
Saturated fat 4.455g 6.79g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 0.24mg 9%
Choline 55.1mg 26mg 5%
Calcium 78mg 128mg 5%
Sodium 9mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Carbs 20g 23.6g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 11.4g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 2.62g 21.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.348mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.928mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.139mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 1.659mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.937mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.494mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.169mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 1.315mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.632mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g 0.003g 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% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +493.7%
Contains more FatsFats +367.8%
Contains more OtherOther +236.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18%
Contains more WaterWater +1189.6%

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +524%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5018.8%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/nutrients

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

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