Pumpkin Seeds vs Sunflower Seeds: The Healthier Choice

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Pumpkin seeds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Pumpkin seeds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Sunflower vs Pumpkin seeds: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gPumpkin seedsSunflower Seeds
Calories559 584
Carbohydrates10.71 g20 g
Fat49.05 g51.46 g
Dietary fiber6 g8.6 g
Protein30.23 g20.78 g
Calcium46 mg78 mg
Iron8.82 mg5.25 mg
Magnessium592 mg325 mg
Phosphorus1233 mg660 mg
Potassium809 mg645 mg
Sodium7 mg9 mg
Zink7.81 mg5 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.273 mg1.48 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.153 mg0.355 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)4.987 mg8.335 mg
Vitaminium B50.75 mg1.13 mg
Vitaminium B60.143 mg1.345 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)58 mg227 mg
Vitaminium C1.9 mg1.4 mg
Vitaminium E35.1 mg35.17 mg
Beta karoten9 mg30 mg

Less Calories in Pumpkin seeds

At first glance, you can see that in pumpkin seeds is just a little less calories than in sunflower.

Pumpkin seeds has 559 kcal per 100g and sunflower 584 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 4%.

In pumpkin seeds and in sunflower most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare pumpkin seeds with sunflower in details.

Pumpkin seeds And Sunflower Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    sunflower - 4% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Carbohydrates:
    sunflower - 87% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Fat:
    sunflower - 5% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Dietary fiber:
    sunflower - 43% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Protein:
    pumpkin seeds - 45% more than sunflower

More protein in pumpkin seeds

It is aslo easy to see see that in pumpkin seeds is more protein than in sunflower.

There is 20.78g per 100g of sunflower and 30.23g per 100g of pumpkin seeds so using simple math we can see that difference is about 45%.

Less carbohydrates in pumpkin seeds

In pumpkin seeds is less carbohydrates than in sunflower.

There is 20g/100g of carbohydrates in sunflower and 10.71g/100g in pumpkin seeds so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 87%.

Less fat in pumpkin seeds

In pumpkin seeds is less fats than in sunflower.

The tables above show us that there is 51.46g/100g of fats in sunflower and 49.05g/100g in pumpkin seeds. In this case difference is about 5%.

Pumpkin seeds

559kcal
  • Calories559
  • Carbohydrates10.71 g
  • Fat49.05 g
  • Dietary fiber6 g
  • Protein30.23 g
Pumpkin seeds calories per:
100g
| ounce | handfull | tablespoon | cup | half cup

Calories source

  • 7% CARBS.
  • 20% PROTEIN
  • 73% FAT

Sunflower Seeds

584kcal
  • Calories584
  • Carbohydrates20 g
  • Fat51.46 g
  • Dietary fiber8.6 g
  • Protein20.78 g
Sunflower Seeds calories per:
100g
| ounce | handfull | tablespoon | cup | half cup

Calories source

  • 13% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 74% FAT

Vitamins: sunflower vs pumpkin seeds

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    sunflower - 442% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    sunflower - 132% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    sunflower - 67% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Vitaminium B5:
    sunflower - 51% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Vitaminium B6:
    sunflower - 841% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    sunflower - 291% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Vitaminium C:
    pumpkin seeds - 36% more than sunflower
  • Vitaminium E:
    sunflower - 0% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Beta karoten:
    sunflower - 233% more than pumpkin seeds

Minerals: pumpkin seeds vs sunflower

  • Calcium:
    sunflower - 70% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Iron:
    pumpkin seeds - 68% more than sunflower
  • Magnessium:
    pumpkin seeds - 82% more than sunflower
  • Phosphorus:
    pumpkin seeds - 87% more than sunflower
  • Potassium:
    pumpkin seeds - 25% more than sunflower
  • Sodium:
    sunflower - 29% more than pumpkin seeds
  • Zink:
    pumpkin seeds - 56% more than sunflower
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

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All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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