Sunflower seeds (shelled): Nutrition Facts

Sunflower seeds (shelled) is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 626.3 kcal

Sunflower seeds (shelled) contains 2.62 grams of total sugars, 8.6 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Sunflower seeds (shelled) — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Sunflower seeds (shelled) provides about 27.7% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 61.3% of the daily intake of fats and 6.5% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein20.8 g
27.7%
Fat51.5 g
61.3%
Carbs20.0 g
6.5%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Sunflower seeds (shelled) of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E35.2 mg
241.1%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C1.4 mg
1.6%
Vitamine B11.5 mg
125.0%
Vitamine B20.4 mg
30.8%
Vitamine B38.3 mg
51.9%
Vitamine B455.1 mg
11.0%
Vitamine B51.1 mg
22.0%
Vitamine B61.3 mg
100.0%
Vitamine B90.2 mg
50.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Sunflower seeds (shelled).

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium78 mg
7.8%
Iron5.3 mg
53.0%
Magnesium325 mg
81.3%
Phosphorus660 mg
94.3%
Potassium645 mg
13.7%
Sodium9 mg
0.7%
Zinc5 mg
45.5%
Copper1.8 mg
200.0%
Manganese1.9 mg
82.6%
Selenium0.1 mg
181.8%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Sunflower seeds (shelled).
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan348 mg
4.3%
Threonine928 mg
38.7%
Isoleucine1.1 g
57.0%
Leucine1.7 g
36.1%
Lysine937 mg
22.9%
Methionine494 mg
27.4%
Cystine451 mg
25.1%
Phenylalanine1.2 g
26.6%
Tyrosine666 mg
15.1%
Valine1.3 g
52.6%
Arginine2.4 g
39.4%
Histidine632 mg
30.1%
Alanine1.1 g
16.9%
Aspartic acid2.4 g
20.0%
Glutamic acid5.6 g
41.0%
Glycine1.5 g
41.7%
Proline1.2 g
26.3%
Serine1.1 g
13.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.659 g), isoleucine (1.139 g) and valine (1.315 g).
Sunflower seeds (shelled) contains 4.11 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.461 g), arginine (2.403 g) and methionine (0.494 g).
Sunflower seeds (shelled) contains 4.36 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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