Sunflower seeds

 Sunflower seeds :

Bioactive peptides in sunflower seeds may help your blood vessels relax, lowering your blood pressure, by blocking an enzyme that causes blood vessels to constrict. The magnesium in sunflower seeds helps reduce blood pressure levels as well.

Additionally, sunflower seeds are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially linoleic acid. Your body uses linoleic acid to make a hormone-like compound that relaxes blood vessels, promoting lower blood pressure. This fatty acid also helps lower cholesterol.

People who eat 1 ounce (30 grams) of sunflower seeds daily as part of a healthy diet may reduce fasting blood sugar by about 10% within six months, compared to a healthy diet alone.

The blood-sugar-lowering effect of sunflower seeds may partially be due to the plant compound chlorogenic acid 

One cup of sunflower seeds conains: 

165 caloreies

14.1 grams fat

5.5 grams protein

3.2 grams fiber  

Vitamin E : 49% of the DV

• Niacin: 13% of the DV (Daily value) 
• Vitamin B6: 13% of the DV
• Folate: 17% of the DV
• Pantothenic acid: 40% of the DV
• Iron: 6% of the DV
• Magnesium: 9% of the DV
• Zinc: 14% of the DV
• Copper: 58% of the DV
• Manganese: 26% of the DV
• Selenium: 41% of the DV