Question:
From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
Do you happen to know the caloric and carbohydrate content of sunflower
seeds with the shells? I cannot find this information anywhere.
Answer:
According to my sources on average an ounce of sunflower seeds has about
5 grams of carbohydrate in them. The shells would not contribute to the
carbohydrate as they are fiber. The sources I have do not give the
value for the inedible portions of foods.
You may want to look at a package of whole sunflower seeds to see what the
package states a
serving contains. An ounce of dried seeds contains 162 calories, 6.5 grams of
protein, 5.3 grams of carbohydrate and 14 grams of fat. Oil roasted: 1
Ounce contains 175 calories, 6.1 gm protein, 4.2 gm Carbohydrate and
16.3 gm of fat, and 1 ounce of dry roasted contains 165 calories, 5.5 gm
protein, 6.8 gm Carbohydrate and 14.1 gm of fat. This information is
taken from Bowes & Church's
Food Values of Portions Commonly Used.
JM
Original posting 21 May 1998
Posted to Meal Planning, Food and Diet
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