Talk:Sunflower seed

Baseball
Someone should mention their prominence among baseball players now that dip has been outlawed 69.219.231.173 16:39, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Kindly someone state the contents of oil ( % weiht )in the various types of sunflover.(83.136.94.107 (talk) 10:34, 18 February 2008 (UTC))

Prostate cancer...
i heard in the "Herald Sun" in Australia, eating sunflower seeds may prevent the prostate cancer from spreading to the bone due to the fibres in the seed. shall i add it on? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.190.17.159 (talk) 06:11, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Table full of "&" in text browsers
Do you people have any idea of how terrible that table looks for some people? $ w3m -dump 'http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunflower_seed'|fgrep \& 4   Flag of the People's Republic of China     1.9      &&&&&&&&09598086.&&&&& 5   Flag of India India                        1.9      &&&&&&&&03166414.&&&&& 6   Flag of the United States United           1.8      &&&&&&&&09629091.&&&&& Jidanni (talk) 03:27, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

The calorie-content of Sunflower seeds
"They are also low calorie food." (last sentence under "health benefits"). Sunflower seeds contain 570 kcal per 100 gram. For comparison pure sugar contains 390 kcal per 100gram, and broccoli 30 kcal per 100gram. This statement about the calorie-content should be omitted, although one can more easily consume 100 grams of coca-cola (about 50 calories) than 100 grams of sunflower seeds. /Björn Ahlman

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, so I changed it. Thanks for the message though. Masparasol (talk) 01:16, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Nutritional information serving size
The recommended serving size of sunflower seed kernels is 32g, why is information given for a 100g serving? 100g of sunflower kernels is a ton... measure out that much and tell me that is a single serving. Debollweevil (talk) 04:14, 1 September 2011 (UTC)


 * "100g of sunflower kernels is a ton" - hilarious. You might mention that not only do they contain a lot of Vitamin E, but they are actually one of the richest known sources of this nutrient in the human diet.
 * Serving sizes for nutrient contents in foods described on Wikipedia are listed as 100 g servings to allow comparisons from food to food in the same consumed amount -- it's standard science to relate content to a 100 g sample. Here's one link where you can use the pick list to choose a smaller amount, such as one ounce (28 g) to display the DV (47%) for vitamin E which is the highest-content nutrient in sunflower seeds. Here's another link where you can scan the USDA nutrient data on a variety of foods containing vitamin E. The article section and table on nutrition do show the substantial amount of vitamin E, and you are right: according to the USDA database, sunflower seeds appear to be densest food for vitamin E content. Personally, I don't think it adds much to declare sunflower seeds "the richest known source of this nutrient in the human diet." --Zefr (talk) 19:33, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Image in Uses section
The Left frame Right frame image, what's that all about. They all seem to be the same image. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:56, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. I get it. It's a magic eye thing. Shouldn't there be a header saying so? Visitors will not know. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:37, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

There are a few things I'd like to change about the stereo image template, like omitting the "right" "left" options and simply showing the right image, then the parallel and cross options, also an option to specify whether the original is normal or backwards. I think a header isn't really needed, if you know how to view the pairs you should be able to figure it out, if not then it is basically just another image.  John Alan Elson  ★  WF6I A.P.O.I. 23:46, 24 March 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm not 100% clear on what you mean. But, I'd sure like the header. :) Maybe further discussion would be a good idea at Template talk:Stereo image. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:53, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Allergy
There is a note about sunflower seeds being used as an alternative to peanuts for people with a peanut allergy, so I added info about sunflower seeds possibly being their own allergy. Could use more references or further explanation. Misteranderson91 (talk) 03:21, 24 August 2023 (UTC)


 * There isn't much good literature on sunflower seed allergies, with the majority of studies done 20+ years ago and limited to case reports (listing of a PubMed search here). Zefr (talk) 03:48, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Industrial-grade "kozinak"
Various condiments made with caramel-like products and seeds, nuts etc. would be "kozinak", according to the Russian definition. The most common "kozinak" in Russia is made with peeled sunflower seeds and molasses.

Thing is, "kozinak" in Russia is way too different to qualify for the same name as Georgian gozinaki.

Is this a good piece of data to add to the article? 2A00:1FA0:4321:C9C4:17B5:E157:F4B3:D62C (talk) 11:13, 22 February 2024 (UTC) 2A00:1FA0:4321:C9C4:17B5:E157:F4B3:D62C (talk) 11:13, 22 February 2024 (UTC)