On March 18, 2001 3:16 PM, Charles Alban wrote:
> Maybe it really doesn't matter.
I have a hunch that the protein should be kept within tighter limits than the carbs or fat. Of course, people with sugar problems will have to more severely limit their carb intake.
We can burn carbs and fat more easily for fuel. As a source of energy, protein is more costly. As a source of storage fat, it's more costly. And getting rid of the byproducts of gluconeogensis is also costly.
>The fact is, acorns sustained these peoples
> for millenia, so maybe that's all one needs to know. They also consumed a
> lot of seeds from many different plants. Seeds seem to be pretty high in fat
> (they're greasy). Do you have a breakdown on seeds, say sunflower,
> watermelon, etc?
This what's in 100 grams of food:
Food Item Carb Prot Fat
-------------------------------------- ----- ----- -----
Breadfruit seeds, raw 29.24 7.40 5.59
Breadnuttree seeds, raw 46.28 5.97 0.99
Breadnuttree seeds, dried 79.39 8.62 1.68
Chia seeds, dried 47.87 16.62 26.25
Lotus seeds, dried 64.47 15.41 1.97
Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried 17.81 24.54 45.85
Safflower seed kernels, dried 34.29 16.18 38.45
Sesame seeds, whole, dried 23.45 17.73 49.67
Sunflower seed kernels, dried 18.76 22.78 49.57
Sunflower seed butter, without salt 27.42 19.66 47.73
AVERAGE 38.90 15.49 26.78
This the calorie breakdown:
Food Item kcal Carb Prot Fat
-------------------------------------- ------ ---- ---- ----
Breadfruit seeds, raw 196.87 59 15 26
Breadnuttree seeds, raw 217.91 85 11 4
Breadnuttree seeds, dried 367.16 87 9 4
Chia seeds, dried 494.21 39 13 48
Lotus seeds, dried 337.25 76 18 5
Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, dried 582.05 12 17 71
Safflower seed kernels, dried 547.93 25 12 63
Sesame seeds, whole, dried 611.75 15 12 73
Sunflower seed kernels, dried 612.29 12 15 73
Sunflower seed butter, without salt 617.89 18 13 70
AVERAGE 458.53 43 13 44
Sorry, but I don't have information for watermelon seeds. Have you ever eaten them?
Norm
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