Quinoa vs Sunflower Seeds: All Nutritional Differences

Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Quinoa

At first glance, you can see that in quinoa is much less calories than in sunflower.

Quinoa has 368 kcal per 100g and sunflower 584 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 59%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in quinoa cames from carbs and in sunflower from fat.

See tables below to compare quinoa with sunflower in details.

Fact 2: Quinoa And Sunflower Nutrition Difference

• Calories: sunflower - 59% more than quinoa
• Carbohydrates: quinoa - 221% more than sunflower
• Fat: sunflower - 748% more than quinoa
• Dietary fiber: sunflower - 23% more than quinoa
• Protein: sunflower - 47% more than quinoa

Less protein in quinoa

It is aslo easy to see see that in quinoa is less protein than in sunflower.

There is 20.78g per 100g of sunflower and 14.12g per 100g of quinoa so using simple math we can see that difference is about 47%.

More carbohydrates in quinoa

In quinoa is more carbohydrates than in sunflower.

There is 20g/100g of carbohydrates in sunflower and 64.16g/100g in quinoa so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 221%.

Less fat in quinoa

In quinoa is less fats than in sunflower.

The tables above show us that there is 51.46g/100g of fats in sunflower and 6.07g/100g in quinoa. In this case difference is about 748%.

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