Sunflower Seeds vs Peanuts: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Sunflower Seeds has 584 kcal and Peanuts has 563 kcal, so Peanuts has 4% fewer calories.
Peanuts has more protein (25.2 g vs 20.8 g). Sunflower Seeds has more carbohydrates (20 g vs 16.5 g). Relative to calories, Peanuts is the better protein source (4.47 g vs 3.56 g of protein per 100 kcal).


Nutrition Facts
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Sunflower vs Peanuts 100g Compare
| per 100g | Sunflower Seeds | Peanuts |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 584 | 563 |
| Carbohydrates | 20 g | 16.54 g |
| Fat | 51.46 g | 48.75 g |
| Dietary fiber | 8.6 g | 8.5 g |
| Protein | 20.78 g | 25.19 g |
| Calcium | 78 mg | 89 mg |
| Iron | 5.25 mg | 2.55 mg |
| Magnessium | 325 mg | 171 mg |
| Potassium | 645 mg | 690 mg |
| Sodium | 9 mg | 10 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 1.48 mg | 0.653 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.355 mg | 0.131 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 8.335 mg | 12.375 mg |
| Vitaminium B5 | 1.13 mg | 1.767 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 1.345 mg | 0.346 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 227 µg | 0.239 µg |
| Vitaminium E | 35.17 mg | 6.56 mg |
More Calories in Sunflower
At first glance, you can see that in sunflower is just a little more calories than in peanuts.
Sunflower has 584 kcal per 100g and peanuts 563 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 4%.
In sunflower and in peanuts most calories came from fat.
See tables below to compare sunflower with peanuts in details.
Sunflower Seeds 100g
584kcalCalories source
- 13% CARBS.
- 13% PROTEIN
- 74% FAT
Peanuts 100g
563kcalCalories source
- 11% CARBS
- 17% PROTEIN
- 72% FAT
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.