Seed, sunflower

By March 28, 2014

Seed, sunflower

Kernels produced by removing the outer shell of the seeds of the sunflower.

The majority of nutrients were derived from composite of 6 samples of sunflower seeds (1x Lowan Whole Foods, 1x Sanitarium, 1x The Old Grain Mill and 3x unbranded) purchased from health food shops and supermarkets in Adelaide in 1989 (Nuts & Legumes Program, 1990). As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Sb, Se, Cu and Zn were derived from a composite of 9 samples purchased nationally during 1994 (AMBS, 1994). Folate was based on industry analytical data (Sanitarium Sunflower Seeds, 2008). Cholesterol was imputed zero.
Nuts and Seeds
 
Name Value (g)
Dietry Fibre 10.8
Energy
Omega-6 34.52
Omega-3 0
Protein 0
Total Fat 51
Total Fructose 1.0
 
Name Value (g)
Fructose 0
Glucose 0
Sucrose 2
Maltose 0
Lactose 0
 
Nuts and Seeds
 
[sharing tagline=”Like this product? Share It!” title=”Food Product” link=”http://davidgillespie.org/product/seed-sunflower/?redir=/product_list” description=”Seed, sunflower”][/sharing]

Leave a Reply