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Sunflower seeds vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sunflower seeds and soft serve

  • Soft serve has less vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and folate.
  • Sunflower seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 230% more.
  • Sunflower seeds have 390 times more manganese than soft serve. Sunflower seeds have 1.95mg of manganese, while soft serve has 0.005mg.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index than sunflower seeds.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate.

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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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2608.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.4%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more CopperCopper +5900%
Contains more ZincZinc +861.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +469%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +67.9%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +75%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5665.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2920.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8673.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2702.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2422.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +111.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunflower seeds Soft serve DV% diff.
Vitamin E 35.17mg 0.61mg 230%
Copper 1.8mg 0.03mg 197%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.137g 0.46g 151%
Vitamin B1 1.48mg 0.049mg 119%
Vitamin B6 1.345mg 0.048mg 100%
Selenium 53µg 3µg 91%
Manganese 1.95mg 0.005mg 85%
Phosphorus 660mg 116mg 78%
Magnesium 325mg 12mg 75%
Iron 5.25mg 0.21mg 63%
Fats 51.46g 13g 59%
Folate 227µg 9µg 55%
Vitamin B3 8.335mg 0.095mg 52%
Zinc 5mg 0.52mg 41%
Monounsaturated fat 18.528g 3.49g 38%
Protein 20.78g 4.1g 33%
Fiber 8.6g 0.7g 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Calories 584kcal 222kcal 18%
Vitamin A 3µg 162µg 18%
Saturated fat 4.455g 7.46g 14%
Potassium 645mg 177mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.355mg 0.182mg 13%
Vitamin B5 1.13mg 0.506mg 12%
Calcium 78mg 131mg 5%
Choline 55.1mg 26mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 29IU 4%
Sodium 9mg 61mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0.8mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 20g 22.2g 1%
Net carbs 11.4g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 2.62g 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.348mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.928mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.139mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 1.659mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.937mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.494mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.169mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 1.315mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.632mg 0.099mg 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% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +406.8%
Contains more FatsFats +295.8%
Contains more OtherOther +236.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11%
Contains more WaterWater +1164.3%

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 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +430.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4929.8%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.