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Tomato paste vs. Sunflower seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tomato paste and sunflower seeds

  • Tomato paste has less vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, folate, and zinc.
  • Sunflower seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 206% more.
  • Tomato paste has a higher glycemic index than sunflower seeds.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added and Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried.

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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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +673.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains more IronIron +76.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +393.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +693.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +695.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +545.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1464.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2433.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +717.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +171%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +695.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +522.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1791.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +43.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Sunflower seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin E 4.3mg 35.17mg 206%
Copper 0.365mg 1.8mg 159%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 23.137g 153%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 1.48mg 118%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 1.345mg 87%
Selenium 5.3µg 53µg 87%
Phosphorus 83mg 660mg 82%
Fats 0.47g 51.46g 78%
Manganese 0.302mg 1.95mg 72%
Magnesium 42mg 325mg 67%
Folate 12µg 227µg 54%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 18.528g 46%
Zinc 0.63mg 5mg 40%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 8.335mg 33%
Protein 4.32g 20.78g 33%
Iron 2.98mg 5.25mg 28%
Calories 82kcal 584kcal 25%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 1.4mg 23%
Saturated fat 0.1g 4.455g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 1.13mg 20%
Fiber 4.1g 8.6g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.355mg 16%
Potassium 1014mg 645mg 11%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin A 76µg 3µg 8%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Calcium 36mg 78mg 4%
Choline 38.5mg 55.1mg 3%
Sodium 59mg 9mg 2%
Net carbs 14.81g 11.4g N/A
Carbs 18.91g 20g 0%
Sugar 12.18g 2.62g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.348mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.928mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 1.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 1.659mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.937mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.494mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 1.169mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 1.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.632mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
21% 51% 20% 5% 3%
Protein: 20.78 g
Fats: 51.46 g
Carbs: 20 g
Water: 4.73 g
Other: 3.03 g
Contains more WaterWater +1453.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +381%
Contains more FatsFats +10848.9%
~equal in Carbs ~20g
~equal in Other ~3.03g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
10% 40% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.137 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27553.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14360.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 2% 46% 47% 2%
Starch: 0.22 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 5.75 g
Fructose: 5.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.28 g
Galactose: 0 g
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Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.5 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +733.3%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/nutrients
  2. Sunflower seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170562/nutrients

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

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