Difference Between Pumpkin Seeds and Sunflower Seeds

In our daily life, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are both two common foods. They taste good and also nutritious, so many people like to eat pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds. Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are both rich in unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E, which could help skin care and immune functions. Besides, unsaturated fatty acids can also promote the brain development of children. Today we’d like share some difference between pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.

• Taste

Pumpkin seed kernels taste more delicate and the aroma is pure and thick; while sunflower seed kernels are thicker and harder with more intense aroma.

• Nutritional Ingredient

Here is a nutrition information table about Pumpkin Seed and Sunflower Seed based on every 100g:

From the table above, we could see that the content of potassium and selenium in pumpkin seeds are higher; while the heat of pumpkin seeds is lower than that of sunflower seeds, and the dietary fiber in sunflower seed is higher. Both have their own advantages, people could choose according to personal preferences and food purposes.

• Consumption Crowd

Pumpkin seeds are more suitable for obesity because of low heat, for child because of the rich zinc and selenium good to increase appetite and promote brain development, while sunflower seeds suitable for people for constipation because of high dietary fiber.

Above are some differences between pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, next week we will talk something else about the difference.

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