Raw Sunflower Seeds – Kosher, Raw, Vegan – by Food to Live

This listing is for the Highest Quality SUNFLOWER SEEDS (Kernels, No Shell, Kosher, Raw, Vegan, Sirtfood, Bulk) Certified Kosher by Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Suitable for Vegetarians Suitable for Vegans About the product: Premium quality sunflower seeds are perfect for snacking and cooking. Buy in bulk to save money. Sunflower seeds are a delicious and healthy snack packed with essential nutrients. 100% natural raw sunflower kernels can be added to salads, cereals, and baked goods. The resealable bag will help you keep the seeds fresh. Product Features: Raw Whole Seeds, Unsalted, Shelled Highest Quality Highest Purity, Large Size Delicious & Healthy Product Description: Where Do Sunflower Seeds Come From? Sunflower seeds, although technically they should be called ‘sunflower kernels’ are one of the healthiest snacks you can find. This food is highly nutritious, low in calories and fats, high in fiber, and delicious to boot. The seeds can be used in a variety of ways and serve as the source of most common cooking oil on the planet. Sunflower are a high-quality product, cultivated and processed without the use of any toxic chemicals. They are delicious, packed raw, and unsalted, so you can enjoy flavoring them exactly to your tastes. Sunflower seeds, shelled or hulled, are safe for almost everyone to eat. Hulled Sunflower Seeds provide you with a nutritional boost and would contribute to any healthy diet plan, as they are a great source of fiber and some vitamins. They are also high in copper, phosphorus, iron, and zinc, elements essential for vegans and vegetarians who might not be getting enough of them from an exclusively plant-based diet. Organic Sunflower Seeds: Nutrition Data Despite their deceptively small size and simplicity of form, sunflower seeds pack a nutritional punch. This makes them a great food choice for any meal, but especially so for a short snack you need to recharge your batteries during the day. The nutritional profile of sunflower seeds is highly versatile. In particular, they contain large quantities of: Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol). Everyone today knows that vitamin E is an antioxidant, but few people realize just how special a position it holds. Sunflower seeds are an exceptional source of vitamin E. Copper. An adult needs to consume 900 mcg of copper daily. You need to eat less than 2 ounces of sunflower kernels to get this dose of the essential mineral. Magnesium. 3.5 ounces of sunflower seeds can fulfill your daily need for magnesium. Thiamin (Vitamin B1). Vitamin B1 is an element we have to ingest daily. Like all other B vitamins, thiamin affects the transformation of carbs into glucose. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6). Sunflower seeds contain 1.345 mg of this essential element in every 3.5 ounces. Phosphorus. It’s an important agent and you should get about 600 mg of it daily. Selenium. What You Can Do with Raw Organic Sunflower Seeds One of the best things about Sunflower Seeds is that you can use them to do a great number of things. However, your precious people might appreciate the culinary uses of sunflower seeds even more as they do make for an interesting ingredient in salads, desserts, baking goods, and snacks. You can even make sunflower flour, butter, and milk. When combined with other ingredients, you can use sunflower seeds to create some very healthy and original dishes. We sell our sunflower seeds unsalted so they are as healthy as can be, but you can flavor them with any kind of seasoning. For example, you can enjoy caramelized sunflower seeds. They are easy to make, you’ll just need to put a cup of kernels into a non-stick pan and heat them up for a few minutes. Then, add some brown sugar and wait until it melts. Now you have a deliciously sweet treat that you can snack on or sprinkle over desserts. Kids are sure to enjoy this addition to their morning porridge. We are happy to share our favorite sunflower seeds recipe for pesto. Ingredients: 3.5 oz garlic (wild) 3 tablespoons sunflower seeds 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons olive oil Instructions: You just need to process all the ingredients together in a blender and the pesto is ready to eat. Keep it in your refrigerator and you’d be able to use it for up to a week. You can also add some spices to enhance the flavor to your personal tastes. Sunflower seeds butter is exceptionally delicious and makes for a great topping to any sandwich. You don’t have to be a vegan to enjoy its taste and nutritional benefits. How to Store Sunflower Seeds Food to Live Sunflower Seeds are packed into an airtight ziplock bag. Keeping the seeds dry is vitally important to prevent spoiling. Therefore, you have to store them in airtight containers if you choose to remove original packaging. Unlike many other products, sunflower seeds don’t explicitly need to be refrigerated. However, storing the kernels in the fridge would increase their lifespan. Under normal circumstances, sunflower seeds can keep perfectly well at room temperature as long as the place is dry and outside of direct sunlight.