Origin: Bulgaria
Sweet, delicious and crunchy, sunflower seeds are an excellent source of many essential amino acids that provide a natural exchange of body fat. They contain also many unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic, palmitic, oleic, stearic, arachidonic and other. They are rich in minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium, selenium, zinc, sodium, silicon, chromium, copper, cobalt, iron. In combination with high content of vitamins B1, B2, B3, E, they become very good for health.
Sunflower seeds are full of vitamins C and E, which are natural antioxidants. Like other nuts, they are also a very good source of protein. Contained therein magnesium calms nerves, muscles and blood vessels, and the presence of selenium enhances detoxification and protects against cancer.
Nutritional value:
Nutrition facts | for 100 g. |
Energy | 584 Kcal |
2443 kJ | |
Fats, | 51 g |
of which saturates | 4 g |
Carbohydrate, | 20 g |
of which sugars | 3 g |
Protein | 21 g |
Fibres | 9 g |
Sodium | 0.009 g |
Sunflower seeds are contained in the following types of NICS: