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Sunflower seed

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The sunflower seed is the fruit of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). [1]

48 relations: Allelopathy, B vitamins, Biomass, Blood lipids, Calorie, Carbohydrate, Cellulose, Chewing tobacco, David Sunflower Seeds, Daylily, Dietary fiber, Fat, Fatty acid, Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database, Fruit anatomy, Helianthus, Helianthus annuus, Hybrid (biology), Iron, Linoleic acid, List of edible seeds, Magnesium, Manganese, Margarine, Mediterranean Sea, Mineral (nutrient), Misnomer, Monounsaturated fat, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Peanut butter, Phosphorus, Phytosterol, Polyunsaturated fat, Protein, Protein (nutrient), Reference Daily Intake, Roasting, Salad, Sprouting, Stearic acid, Sunflower butter, Sunflower oil, Tonne, Ukraine, United Nations, Vitamin E, Zinc.

Allelopathy

Allelopathy is a biological phenomenon by which an organism produces one or more biochemicals that influence the germination, growth, survival, and reproduction of other organisms.

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B vitamins

B vitamins are a class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism.

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Biomass

Biomass is an industry term for getting energy by burning wood, and other organic matter.

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Blood lipids

Blood lipids (or blood fats) are lipids in the blood, either free or bound to other molecules.

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Calorie

A calorie is a unit of energy.

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Carbohydrate

A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water); in other words, with the empirical formula (where m may be different from n).

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Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.

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Chewing tobacco

Chewing tobacco is a type of smokeless tobacco product consumed by placing a portion of the tobacco between the cheek and gum or upper lip teeth and chewing.

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David Sunflower Seeds

David Sunflower Seeds, also known as DAVID Seeds, is a brand of roasted and salted sunflower seeds produced by ConAgra Foods in the United States.

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Daylily

A daylily is a flowering plant in the genus Hemerocallis.

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Dietary fiber

Dietary fiber or roughage is the indigestible portion of food derived from plants.

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Fat

Fat is one of the three main macronutrients, along with carbohydrate and protein.

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Fatty acid

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

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Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database

The Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT) website disseminates statistical data collected and maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Fruit anatomy

Fruit anatomy is the plant anatomy of the internal structure of fruit.

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Helianthus

Helianthus or sunflower is a genus of plants comprising about 70 species Flora of North America.

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Helianthus annuus

Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, is a large annual forb of the genus Helianthus grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits.

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Hybrid (biology)

In biology, a hybrid, or crossbreed, is the result of combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from ferrum) and atomic number 26.

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Linoleic acid

Linoleic acid (LA), a carboxylic acid, is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid, an 18-carbon chain with two double bonds in cis configuration.

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List of edible seeds

An edible seed is a seed that is suitable for human or animal consumption.

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Magnesium

Magnesium is a chemical element with symbol Mg and atomic number 12.

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Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25.

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Margarine

Margarine is an imitation butter spread used for flavoring, baking, and cooking.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant.

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Mineral (nutrient)

In the context of nutrition, a mineral is a chemical element required as an essential nutrient by organisms to perform functions necessary for life.

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Misnomer

A misnomer is a name or term that suggests an idea that is known to be wrong.

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Monounsaturated fat

In biochemistry and nutrition, monounsaturated fatty acids (abbreviated MUFAs, or more plainly monounsaturated fats) are fatty acids that have one double bond in the fatty acid chain with all of the remainder carbon atoms being single-bonded.

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Oleic acid

Oleic acid is a fatty acid that occurs naturally in various animal and vegetable fats and oils.

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Palmitic acid

Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature, is the most common saturated fatty acid found in animals, plants and microorganisms.

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Peanut butter

Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground dry roasted peanuts.

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Phosphorus

Phosphorus is a chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15.

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Phytosterol

Phytosterols, which encompass plant sterols and stanols, are phytosteroids, similar to cholesterol, which occur in plants and vary only in carbon side chains and/or presence or absence of a double bond.

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Polyunsaturated fat

Polyunsaturated fats are fats in which the constituent hydrocarbon chain possesses two or more carbon–carbon double bonds.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Protein (nutrient)

Proteins are essential nutrients for the human body.

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Reference Daily Intake

The Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States.

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Roasting

Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat where hot air envelops the food, cooking it evenly on all sides with temperatures of at least 150 °C (~300 °F) from an open flame, oven, or other heat source.

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Salad

A salad is a dish consisting of a mixture of small pieces of food, usually vegetables.

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Sprouting

Sprouting is the practice of germinating seeds to be eaten raw or cooked.

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Stearic acid

Stearic acid is a saturated fatty acid with an 18-carbon chain and has the IUPAC name octadecanoic acid.

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Sunflower butter

Sunflower butter, also known as sunflower seed butter, is a food paste made from sunflower seeds.

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Sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil pressed from the seeds of sunflower (Helianthus annuus).

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Tonne

The tonne (Non-SI unit, symbol: t), commonly referred to as the metric ton in the United States, is a non-SI metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms;.

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Ukraine

Ukraine (Ukrayina), sometimes called the Ukraine, is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and northeast; Belarus to the northwest; Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a group of eight compounds that include four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_seed

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