Every 100 kcal of sunflower seed butter brings 2.8 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 26th of the 27 seeds in this database and 637th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 17.3 g per 100 g ranks 20th in its group.
Only about 11% of the calories in sunflower seed butter come from protein, so it is more of an energy food than a protein food. It is worth eating for other reasons; the protein it adds to a day is incidental.
By weight, fat outweighs protein in sunflower seed butter: 55.2 g of fat per 100 g against 17.3 g of protein, a ratio of 0.3 to 1.
Set against sesame seeds, another seed entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (sesame seeds has 5 g per 1 oz).
It is an incomplete protein on its own; pairing it with other plant foods across the day covers the full range of essential amino acids. The serving quoted here is measured by volume at 32 g, and it covers about 11% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
A common school-safe swap for peanut butter.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of sunflower seed butter
Protein and calories in Sunflower seed butter for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
17.3 g
617 kcal
2 tbsp (serving used here)
32 g
5.5 g
197 kcal
1 tbsp
16 g
2.8 g
99 kcal
1 oz
28.4 g
4.9 g
175 kcal
Portion weights are the household measures listed on the USDA record; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in sunflower seed butter
The nine essential amino acids in Sunflower seed butter, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.32 g
0.42 g
76
lysine
0.532 g
0.17 g
31
valine
1 g
0.32 g
58
isoleucine
0.842 g
0.27 g
49
threonine
0.723 g
0.23 g
42
phenylalanine
0.942 g
0.3 g
54
methionine
0.435 g
0.14 g
25
histidine
0.492 g
0.16 g
28
tryptophan
0.285 g
0.09 g
16
Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.
SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.
How much protein is in 100 g of sunflower seed butter?
17.3 g. The 2 tbsp serving used on this page weighs 32 g and so carries 5.5 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of sunflower seed butter?
2.8 g. That figure divides its 17.3 g of protein per 100 g by its 617 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in sunflower seed butter complete?
No. On its own, the protein in sunflower seed butter is short of at least one essential amino acid; other protein sources across the day fill the gap.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of sunflower seed butter?
About 11%. One 2 tbsp serving has 5.5 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #170155 (Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.