Sunflower kernels can easily become a regular part of your daily diet. Sprinkle them on your salads, muesli, stir-fries. Stir them into yogurt, pop them into sandwiches, rice, pasta, or add them into your next bread dough the possibilities are as endless as the good qualities of these sun-loving seeds.Ingredients: Sunflower KernelsOrigin: China [Packaged in Australia] Nutritional Information: (Per 100gm Serve)Energy 2394kJProtein 23gFat Total 18g-saturated 3gCarbohydrate 50g-sugars 6gDietary Fibre 10gSodium 0g Some benefits of Sunflower Kernels: They control cell damage, thus playing a role in preventing cancer. This is because sunflower seeds are a good source of selenium, which is a proven enemy of cancer. They contain bone-healthy minerals. Besides calcium, your bones need magnesium and copper to stay strong. Sunflower seeds have both these minerals. As a bonus, they also contain Vitamin E, which helps ease arthritic pain. They keep you calm. The magnesium in sunflower seeds is reputed for soothing the nerves, thus easing away stress, migraines and helping you relax. They bring a glow to your skin. The star in this role:Vitamin E again, which combats UV rays and keeps skin youthful. They ease every condition that is inflammatory in nature, such as joint pain, gastric ulcers, skin eruptions, asthma and such. That is because sunflower seeds are loaded with antioxidants. Just ¼ cup of sunflower seeds a day can keep heart troubles away.These small seeds disallow bad cholesterol from sticking to the walls of your arteries, thus preventing heart attacks.
