Buckwheat vs Sunflower Seeds: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Buckwheat has 343 kcal and Sunflower Seeds has 584 kcal, so Buckwheat has 41% fewer calories.
Sunflower Seeds has more protein (20.8 g vs 11.1 g). Sunflower Seeds has more fiber (8.6 g vs 4.05 g). Sunflower Seeds has more fat (51.5 g vs 3.04 g).


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Buckwheat vs Sunflower 100g Compare
| per 100g | Buckwheat | Sunflower Seeds |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 343 | 584 |
| Carbohydrates | 71.13 g | 20 g |
| Fat | 3.04 g | 51.46 g |
| Dietary fiber | 4.05 g | 8.6 g |
| Protein | 11.07 g | 20.78 g |
| Calcium | 13.64 mg | 78 mg |
| Iron | 2.444 mg | 5.25 mg |
| Magnessium | 203 mg | 325 mg |
| Phosphorus | 18.65 mg | 660 mg |
| Potassium | 414.5 mg | 645 mg |
| Zink | 18.65 mg | 5 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.539 mg | 1.48 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.178 mg | 0.355 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 5.366 mg | 8.335 mg |
| Vitaminium B5 | 1.233 mg | 1.13 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.278 mg | 1.345 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 30 µg | 227 µg |
Less Calories in Buckwheat
At first glance, you can see that in buckwheat is much less calories than in sunflower.
Buckwheat has 343 kcal per 100g and sunflower 584 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 70%.
In buckwheat and in sunflower most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare buckwheat with sunflower in details.
Buckwheat 100g
343kcalCalories source
- 80% CARBS.
- 12% PROTEIN
- 8% FAT
Sunflower Seeds 100g
584kcalCalories source
- 13% CARBS
- 13% PROTEIN
- 74% FAT
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About the data
Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.
Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.