Food Lens · Snacks
Sunflower seeds
Nutty and mildly sweet, with a deeper roasted flavor when toasted and salted.
Lens analyzedSunflower seeds are the edible seeds of the sunflower plant, sold either in the shell for cracking open by hand or already hulled for snacking straight from the bag. Roasting brings out a nutty flavor, and they're commonly salted or seasoned. Hulled seeds are also used in baking and as a topping for salads and granola.
Where it comes from
Sunflowers were first domesticated by Indigenous peoples in North America thousands of years ago, long before the plant was brought to Europe and eventually spread worldwide as both an oil crop and a snack food. Sunflower seeds remain a popular ballpark and roadside snack across North America, often sold in the shell.
Buying it
Check whether you want in-shell or hulled seeds, since in-shell versions take longer to eat but stay fresher longer. Compare salted, roasted, and raw options depending on how you plan to use them.
Storing it
Store sunflower seeds sealed in the pantry, where they stay fresh for about six months; refrigerating hulled seeds can extend their freshness, since they go rancid faster than in-shell ones.
Keeps about 6 months in the pantry.
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