Sesame Seeds vs Sunflower Seeds: All Nutritional Differences

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Less Calories in Sesame

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

Sesame has 573 kcal per 100g and sunflower 584 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 2%.

In sesame and in sunflower most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare sesame with sunflower in details.

Sesame And Sunflower Nutrition Difference

• Calories:
  sunflower - 2% more than sesame
• Carbohydrates:
  sesame - 17% more than sunflower
• Fat:
  sunflower - 4% more than sesame
• Dietary fiber:
  sesame - 37% more than sunflower
• Protein:
  sunflower - 17% more than sesame

Less protein in sesame

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

There is 20.78g per 100g of sunflower and 17.73g per 100g of sesame so using simple math we can see that difference is about 17%.

More carbohydrates in sesame

In sesame is more carbohydrates than in sunflower.

There is 20g/100g of carbohydrates in sunflower and 23.45g/100g in sesame so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 17%.

Less fat in sesame

In sesame is less fats than in sunflower.

The tables above show us that there is 51.46g/100g of fats in sunflower and 49.67g/100g in sesame. In this case difference is about 4%.