Summary of food comparison chart

[Guest guest]

Mike,

It would be difficult to summarize the charts in that excel spreadsheet. I'll

give you a flavor of what it illustrates though. On the " 50-cal svg nut chart "

you see the following: That sunflower seeds offer the greatest value (per

calorie) of vitamin E, folacin, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, & selenium. OTOH,

sesame seeds would be a better choice for calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, &

zinc. If it's manganese you want then walnuts offer a slight advantage but

contain the highest fat-count. Peanuts are the best source (in this limited

selection) of niacin. In general it would appear that seeds are better choices

than nuts. I could go on but you get the idea. A picture's worth a thousand

words. If you really don't want to be bothered with taking a look at it I'll

say this: Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of vitamin E (among other

things). Wheat bran is a much better choice than wheat germ. Not all green

vegetables are super good sources of vitamin A. How's that for an answer?

[Guest guest]

Thank you , I did take a look at it and printed it out and I have to

say that more and more I am convinced that a variety is the best answer to

this conundrum of trying to tailor our diets. For instance, you mention

sunflower seeds. I used to eat them in abundance, but now only eat them

very sparingly because they are loaded with omega 6's which we know are only

necessary in small quantities and are harmful beyond that. That said i

appreciate your efforts and your summarization.

Regards,

Mike Colella

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> Mike,

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> It would be difficult to summarize the charts in that excel spreadsheet.

I'll

> give you a flavor of what it illustrates though. On the " 50-cal svg nut

chart "

> you see the following: That sunflower seeds offer the greatest value (per

> calorie) of vitamin E, folacin, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, & selenium.

OTOH,

> sesame seeds would be a better choice for calcium, copper, iron,

magnesium, &

> zinc. If it's manganese you want then walnuts offer a slight advantage

but

> contain the highest fat-count. Peanuts are the best source (in this

limited

> selection) of niacin. In general it would appear that seeds are better

choices

> than nuts. I could go on but you get the idea. A picture's worth a

thousand

> words. If you really don't want to be bothered with taking a look at it

I'll

> say this: Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of vitamin E (among

other

> things). Wheat bran is a much better choice than wheat germ. Not all

green

> vegetables are super good sources of vitamin A. How's that for an answer?

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