Sunflower Seeds Nutrition and Benefits

Sunflower seeds contain rich nutrients and top among nuts in vitamin, protein and oil. Eat a handful sunflower seeds everyday is beneficial for emotional stability, age and adult diseases preventing. Doctors say that sunflower seeds have special effect on insomnia, memory and the prevention of cancer, hypertension and heart disease. Having sunflower seed before meal stimulates your appetite and after meal promotes digestion. It is also good for pregnant women. There are four pregnant women in my office, and I have seen them suffer so much pain and inconvenience. Sometimes they have no appetite for meals. Thanks for the sunflower seeds, they help them lot and provide various nutrients at the same time.

Although sunflower seeds contain rich nutrition and are beneficial to human health, it is not a good choice for lose weight. Each 100g sunflower seeds contain 606 kilocalorie, and are higher than same amount rice, chicken, pork and duck.

Nowadays the sunflower seeds are widely used in cakes, muffins, breads and porridge, and you have to admit that sunflower seeds add special flavor to your food and dishes.