In fact, as the authors of a recent Nutrition Today article noted, mushroomsâ nutrient and culinary characteristics suggest it may be time to re-evaluate food groupings and health benefits in the context of three separate food kingdoms: plants/ botany; animals/zoology and fungi/mycology.
Tate Modern today unveils the latest commission in The Unilever Series, Sunflower Seeds, by the renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The sculptural installation appears at first to be a vast, flat landscape of sunflower seed husks, covering the east end of the Turbine Hall.
Vitamin E. Sunflower seeds are rich in vitamin E, with a quarter cup providing 8.35 mg in the form of tocopherols. Vitamin E prevents cell membrane damage by halting the destructive action of free radicals, and might accelerate post-workout recovery while helping to prevent inflammation.itamin B2, or riboflavin, also is present in generous amounts in sunflower seeds, with .079 mg in a quarter cup. Riboflavin helps the body to metabolize carbohydrates, fat and protein to release energy.