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Cashews vs Sunflower seeds
CALORIC DENSITY
Cashews, nuts, raw
Sunflower seeds, kernels, tstd, wo/salt
5.53
6.19
12087
12039

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Cashews
Sunflower seeds
Protein = 7g
Protein = 6g
Carbohydrates = 11g
Carbohydrates = 7g
Fat = 16g
Fat = 18g
Fiber = 1g
Fiber = 4g
Monounsaturated = 9g
Monounsaturated = 4g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Polyunsaturated = 12g
Saturated Fat = 3g
Saturated Fat = 2g
Nutrient cashews sunflower seeds
Protein 7g 6g
Carbohydrate 11g 7g
Fiber 1g 4g
Fat 16g 18g
Monounsat. Fat 9g 18g
Polyunsat. Fat 3g 12g
Saturated Fat 3g 2g
cashews
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 0%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 1%
Vitamin E = 3%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 15%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientcashewssunflower seeds
Choline0%0%
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C0%1%
Vitamin E3%0%
Vitamin K15%0%

Cashews have significantly more Vitamins K than sunflower seeds. Cashews are a good source of Magnesium, Zinc, Phosphorus. Cashews are a great source of Iron. Sunflower seeds are a good source of Vitamin B6, Iron. Sunflower seeds are a great source of Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 15%
Vitamin B1 = 11%
Vitamin B2 = 2%
Vitamin B2 = 8%
Vitamin B3 = 3%
Vitamin B3 = 11%
Vitamin B5 = 6%
Vitamin B5 = 46%
Vitamin B6 = 14%
Vitamin B6 = 24%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientcashewssunflower seeds
Vitamin B115%11%
Vitamin B22%8%
Vitamin B33%11%
Vitamin B56%46%
Vitamin B614%24%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 0%
Sodium = 0%
Potassium = 7%
Potassium = 5%
Calcium = 3%
Calcium = 4%
Magnesium = 30%
Magnesium = 12%
Phosphorus = 37%
Phosphorus = 65%
Iron = 40%
Iron = 37%
Manganese = 26%
Manganese = 30%
Selenium = 16%
Selenium = 0%
Copper = 79%
Copper = 59%
Zinc = 22%
Zinc = 18%
Nutrientcashewssunflower seeds
Sodium0%0%
Potasium7%5%
Calcium3%4%
Magnesium30%12%
Phosphorus37%65%
Iron40%37%
Manganese26%30%
Selenium16%0%
Copper79%59%
Zinc22%18%

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