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Sunflower Seeds

g Sunflower Seeds Seeds
627 KCAL KCAL / 100g
20.8g Protein
51.5g Fat
20g Carbohydrates
Sunflower Seeds Seeds

Sunflower Seeds

627 KCAL / 100g
20.8g Protein
51.5g Fat
20g Carbohydrates

Nutrients

Nutrients
Name / 100g
Alpha Linolenic Acid 0.1 g
Arginine 2.5 g
Ash 3 g
Beta-Glucan 1 g
Boron 0.5 mg
Calcium 78 mg
Carbohydrate 20 g
Chloride 27 mg
Cholesterol 1 mg
Copper 1.8 mg
Cysteine 0.4 g
Fat 51.5 g
Fatty monounsaturated 18.5 g
Fatty polyunsaturated 23.1 g
Fatty saturated 4.5 g
Fatty trans 1 g
Fiber 8.6 g
Fiber insoluble 5.8 g
Fiber soluble 2.8 g
Glutamic acid 3.8 g
Histidine 0.5 g
Iron 5.3 mg
Isoleucine 0.9 g
Leucine 1.5 g
Linoleic Acid 22.8 g
Lutein + zeaxanthin 20 mg
Lysine 0.8 g
Magnesium 325 mg
Manganese 1.95 mg
Methionine 0.5 g
Nickel 0.1 mg
Oleic Acid 18.4 g
Omega 3 0.1 g
Omega 6 23 g
Phenylalanine 1.1 g
Phosphorus 660 mg
Phytosterols 270 mg
Potassium 645 mg
Protein 20.8 g
Salt 22.5 g
Selenium 53 µg
Sodium 9 mg
Starch 17 g
Sucrose 1.7 g
Sugar 2.6 g
Threonine 0.8 g
Tryptophan 0.3 g
Tyrosine 0.6 g
Valine 1 g
Vitamin A 5 µg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 1.48 mg
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) 1 µg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.35 mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 8.3 mg
Vitamin B4 (Choline) 55 mg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 1.13 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 1.35 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 227 µg
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 1.4 mg
Vitamin D 1 µg
Vitamin E 35 mg
Vitamin K 1 µg
Water 4.7 g
Zinc 5 mg
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