The calories contained in 50 grams of melon seeds are equivalent to a large bowl of rice. A handful of melon seeds is calculated as 50 grams. Each 100 grams of melon seeds contains 597 kcal, and a bowl of rice is usually 150g ( Ordinary rice bowl), has 174 kcal. Through calculation, a handful of melon seeds is equivalent to 2 bowls of rice.

Melon seeds themselves are quite nutritious, with outstanding vitamin, protein and oil contents. However, melon seeds are also a high-calorie food. The calories of melon seeds are 597 kcal, 23.9 grams of protein, 34.53 mg of vitamin E, 49.9 grams of fat, and 264 mg of magnesium. It is easy to gain weight once you eat too much of such high-calorie foods.

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Sunflower seeds are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, of which the linoleic acid necessary for the human body reaches about 50% to 60%. In addition to being rich in unsaturated fatty acids, sunflower seeds also contain a variety of vitamins, folic acid, iron, potassium, zinc and other essential nutrients for the human body. There is a large amount of dietary fiber in sunflower seeds. Every 7 grams of sunflower seeds contains 1 gram, which is much higher than the dietary fiber content of apples. The American Institute for Cancer Research has proven in relevant experiments that consuming fiber can reduce the incidence of colon cancer.

The iron content in sunflower seeds is twice that of raisins and peanuts, so it can also prevent the occurrence of anemia. Another point is that the protein of sunflower seeds contains arginine. Arginine is an indispensable component in the production of semen. Therefore, it is very beneficial for men in their childbearing period to eat some sunflower seeds every day.

The vitamin E content in sunflower seeds is very high. Everyone only needs to eat a handful of sunflower seeds every day to meet the body's daily vitamin E requirement. For people with normal health, eating more sunflower seeds every day is good for supplementing vitamins in the body. People with normal health can meet the need to supplement vitamins in the body by eating about 50 grams of sunflower seeds every day.

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