Benefits of Sunflower Seeds

Sunflower seed is a small pack of power that contain protein,healthy unsaturated fats.vitamin-E,fiber,selenium,copper,iron and bunchs of phytochemicals.With all the nutrients inside a pack of sunflower seeds that makes its hard to beat we just one ounce of these seeds every day can improve the nutritional quality of our diet.The sunflower seed is the fruit of sunflower.The commonly used sunflower seeds are linoleic and high oleic.

Health Benefits

The health benefits of sunflower seed includes the following,

• Sunflower seeds are delicious,nutty and crunchy.It is high in energy and it has incredible sources of health benefiting nutrients,minerals,antioxidants and vitamins.They are also incredible sources of folic acid.Folic acid is essential for DNA synthesis.When given to an expectant mother during the peri-conception period,it may prevent neural tube defects in the baby.
• The seeds are incredibly rich sources of many essential minerals,calcium,iron,manganese,zinc,magnesium,selenium and copper are especially concentrated in sunflower.
• Many of these minerals have a vital role in bone mineralization,red blood cells production,enzyme synthesis,hormone production,as well as regulation of cardiac and skeletal muscle activites.
• The seeds are especially rich in poly-unsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid which comprise more than 50% fatty acids in them.Sunflower kernels among is one of the finest sources of  B-complex group of vitamins.
• They are very good sources of B-complex vitamins such as folic acid,niacin,thiamin,pyridoxine,panothenic acid and ribloflavin.
• They are also good in mono-unsaturated oleic acid that helps lower cholesterol and it increases good cholesterol.
• It is also very good source of proteins with fine quality amino acids such as tryptophan that are essential for growth,especially the children.
• The sunflower seeds contain health benefiting poly-phenol compounds such as chlorogenic acid,caffeic acid and quinic acid.These are natural anti-oxidants which help remove harmful oxidant molecules from the body.
• The chorogenic acid helps reduce blood sugar levels by limiting glycogen breakdown in the liver.