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Sunflower seeds vs Pine nuts
CALORIC DENSITY
Sunflower seeds, kernels, tstd, wo/salt
Pine nuts, pinyon, dried
6.19
6.29
12039
12149

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.
Sunflower seeds
Pine nuts
Protein = 6g
Protein = 4g
Carbohydrates = 7g
Carbohydrates = 6g
Fat = 18g
Fat = 19g
Fiber = 4g
Fiber = 3g
Monounsaturated = 4g
Monounsaturated = 7g
Polyunsaturated = 12g
Polyunsaturated = 8g
Saturated Fat = 2g
Saturated Fat = 3g
Nutrient sunflower seeds pine nuts
Protein 6g 4g
Carbohydrate 7g 6g
Fiber 4g 3g
Fat 18g 19g
Monounsat. Fat 4g 19g
Polyunsat. Fat 12g 8g
Saturated Fat 2g 3g
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 = 1%
Vitamin C = 1%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientsunflower seedspine nuts
Choline0%0%
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C1%1%
Vitamin E0%0%
Vitamin K0%0%

Sunflower seeds are a good source of Vitamin B6, Iron. Sunflower seeds are a great source of Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus. Pine nuts are a good source of Thiamin, Magnesium.

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

Vitamin B1 = 11%
Vitamin B1 = 40%
Vitamin B2 = 8%
Vitamin B2 = 6%
Vitamin B3 = 11%
Vitamin B3 = 12%
Vitamin B5 = 46%
Vitamin B5 = 1%
Vitamin B6 = 24%
Vitamin B6 = 3%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientsunflower seedspine nuts
Vitamin B111%40%
Vitamin B28%6%
Vitamin B311%12%
Vitamin B546%1%
Vitamin B624%3%
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 = 2%
Potassium = 5%
Potassium = 6%
Calcium = 4%
Calcium = 1%
Magnesium = 12%
Magnesium = 21%
Phosphorus = 65%
Phosphorus = 2%
Iron = 37%
Iron = 16%
Manganese = 30%
Manganese = 60%
Selenium = 0%
Selenium = 0%
Copper = 59%
Copper = 33%
Zinc = 18%
Zinc = 14%
Nutrientsunflower seedspine nuts
Sodium0%2%
Potasium5%6%
Calcium4%1%
Magnesium12%21%
Phosphorus65%2%
Iron37%16%
Manganese30%60%
Selenium0%0%
Copper59%33%
Zinc18%14%

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