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Roasted Sunflower Seeds (Unsalted, In Shell)
Sunflower seeds roasted in the shell, but without any salt added. |
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Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds
These chocolate coated sunflower seeds are amazingly delicious. Tantalizing sunflower seeds coated in smooth milk chocolate and a beautiful rainbow candy shell. These really look and taste great. These are wickedly awesome and a new favorite of everyone at NutsOnline. These are the same thing as Gemmies and very similar to Sunny Seed Drops. |
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Raw Sunflower Seeds (In Shell)
These scrumptious sunflower seeds can be eaten raw or cooked, and they are a good source of potassium and phosphorous. |
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Raw Sunflower Seeds (No Shell)
Sunflower seeds are a natural ingredient for salads and cereals, or just to snack on. |
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Roasted Sunflower Seeds (Salted, No Shell)
High in protein, calcium and iron. Sunflower seeds are a very healthy snack. The taste speaks for itself! |
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Homestyle Roasted Sunflower Seeds (Salted, In Shell)
These wonderful sunflower seeds are roasted and salted in the shell. Their unique white color is a favorite of customers, and their great taste is lots of fun! |
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Roasted Sunflower Seeds (Unsalted, No Shell)
Sunflower seeds are a good source of potassium and phosphorous. They can be added to salads or party mixes. |
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Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seed kernels roasted to perfection then coated in honey with a touch of salt added. An amazing combination. |
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Roasted Sunflower Seeds (Salted, In Shell)
Delicious and fun to eat, these yummy sunflower seeds are roasted and salted in the shell. |
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Organic Sunflower Seeds (Raw, No Shell)
These fresh and crunchy sunflower seed kernels are certified by CCOF. They contain no additives or preservatives and are grown without pesticides. |
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Israeli Sunflower Seeds (Salted, In Shell)
Premium Israeli sunflower seeds are the largest on the market. Quite possibly the tastiest too! These are dry roasted and salted in the shell. |
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Israeli Sunflower Seeds (Unsalted, In Shell)
Premium Israeli sunflower seeds are the largest on the market. Quite possibly the tastiest too! These are dry roasted without salt in the shell. |
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Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds (Green)
These chocolate coated sunflower seeds are amazingly delicious. Tantalizing sunflower seeds coated in smooth milk chocolate and a beautiful green candy shell. These really look and taste great. These are wickedly awesome and a new favorite of everyone at NutsOnline. |
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Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds (Blue)
These chocolate coated sunflower seeds are amazingly delicious. Tantalizing sunflower seeds coated in smooth milk chocolate and a beautiful baby blue candy shell. These really look and taste great. These are wickedly awesome and a new favorite of everyone at NutsOnline.
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Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds (Pink)
These chocolate coated sunflower seeds are amazingly delicious. Tantalizing sunflower seeds coated in smooth milk chocolate and a beautiful light pink candy shell. These really look and taste great. These are wickedly awesome and a new favorite of everyone at NutsOnline. |
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Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds (Yellow)
These chocolate coated sunflower seeds are amazingly delicious. Tantalizing sunflower seeds coated in smooth milk chocolate and a beautiful yellow candy shell. These really look and taste great. These are wickedly awesome and a new favorite of everyone at NutsOnline. |
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Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds (Purple)
These chocolate coated sunflower seeds are amazingly delicious. Tantalizing sunflower seeds coated in smooth milk chocolate and a beautiful purple candy shell. These really look and taste great. These are wickedly awesome and a new favorite of everyone at NutsOnline. |
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Organic Sunflower Butter
Delicious and smooth Organic Sunflower butter. Perfect on a sandwich or spread on fruit. |
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Organic Tamari Roasted Sunflower Seeds (No Shell)
Organic sunflower seeds without the shell and dry roasted with a wonderful tamari flavor. |
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The common sunflower is an annual plant which grows to a height of three to twelve feet, and has a either a single unbranched or a branched stem, fibrous in structure and covered with rough hair. The plant bears heart shaped, serrated leaves, often covered with soft hairs. Anchoring the plant in the soil is a root system made up of a deeply penetrating taproot up to nine feet long and a network of shallow lateral roots extending in all directions. In the unbranched forms, a massive single flower head is produced which may measure up to thirty inches in diameter, although heads one foot across are more common. If the plant is branched, a smaller flower head will develop at the end of each branch.
The sunflower head is usually composed of a hundred or more small flowers, closely packed together somewhat like the honeycomb of the bee. The conspicuous outer fringe of yellow ray flowers apparently functions only to attract insects, since these ray flowers themselves are infertile.
Facing east at sunrise, the sunflower’s head follows the sun across the sky to face west at sunset. This heliotropic movement, called nutation, results from a bending of the stem toward the sunlight; there is asymmetric growth on the shaded side, causing the flowers to be in a position facing toward the sun. Growth is equalized during the night, the stem slowly straightens out and by dawn is facing east again. On a cloudy overcast day, the sunflower remains facing eastward, awaiting the next clear sunrise. The leaves of the sunflower are also heliotropic. If they are removed, the sunflower head would be unable to follow the sun. The sunflower usually reaches maturity three to four months after the emergence of the seedling. As the seeds develop, the heads begin to droop with the added weight and at maturity face nearly downward.
The sunflower is native to North American. It probably originated somewhere in the southwestern part of the land now occupied by the continental United States, in a region including Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and southern California. Archaeological explorations have come upon wild sunflower remains in Colorado and New Mexico. The American Indian was the first to utilize the sunflower, which was unknown to Europeans until the sixteenth century. Evidence of its cultivation dates from as early as 900 B.C.
Today sunflower seeds are cultivated throughout the world. The main producers are the United States, Russia, and Argentina. Sunflower seeds are also harvested not just for their seeds but for the valuable oil that is made from the seeds. Major advances have been made in plant breeding of sunflowers to develop high yielding, disease-resistant varieties. In 1940, the average oil content of most commercial oilseeds was about thirty three percent. In recent years with the advancement of technology the average oil content can be as high as fifty percent.
Sunflower seeds face many hurdles during growing in the United States. The seeds are considered a delicacy to many birds. Birds act as natural predators to the growing sunflower and often destroy the crops. To make matters worse, major bird feeding takes place around harvest time. To combat this problem, many farmers must use scarecrows, loud noise making devices, or metal strips that glisten in the sun to scare the birds away. Farmers also tend to not plow the fields of earlier crops until after sunflower harvest so the old crop can be used as an alternative feed for the birds.
When sunflower plants reach maturity, most flower heads permanently face east while their backs change color from green to yellow. The head is severed from the stalk and the seeds are removed. Although seed size is largely immaterial for oilseeds, it is an important factor in the non-oil or confectionary sunflower crop. After harvesting and drying, the seeds are cleaned and graded into threw sizes: large, medium, and small. The seeds are then either packed raw, roasted and salted in the shell, or hulled. The medium sized seeds or “hulling” seeds account for forty to sixty percent of the annual crop. Like the large seeds, the smaller seeds are usually not hulled. They are in turn usually used as bird feed.
High in protein content and in concentrated sources of many nutrients, edible nuts including sunflower kernels may be recommended as meat substitutes. When compared to other popular nuts, sunflower kernels rate high in nutritional aspects but low in sodium content, calories and fats. The increased interest in natural health foods bodes well for future sunflower seed usage. Most snack foods contribute little to diet except calories. Raw or roasted sunflower kernels are nutritious and relatively inexpensive.
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| "The nuts arrived in two days as promised ,, the raw sunflower seeds were fresh n tasty ..... and the roasted / salted / in shell sunflower seeds were the best I have tasted in a long time ,, the quality and freshness surpasses all the 'national' brands I can buy in stores locally ,,
I do believe you have just found a loyal customer .. ;-) .." |
| -- Tammy, Iron Station, NC |
| "I received my first order from you on 12/13, one day after it was shipped. WOW! But better than that is the quality of the sunflower seeds I ordered. All clean and uniform in size and nicely packaged. I purchased these for my two Macaws as they get only the best and they love them. You can be sure of future orders. Thank you." |
| -- Jane, Pottstown, PA |
| "SUNFLOWER SEEDS, in the shell & unsalted, became my habit of choice after 38 years of cigarettes. That change came 12 years ago. A "SEED" is always within reach, consuming at least a pound a week. I've tried many brands and finally found "NUTS ON LINE" in 2004 & they can not be out done. A SUPERB product that is clean, MEATY & has a superb flavor. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Diane" |
| -- Diane, St. David, Arizona |
| "I made my first order yesterday and it arrived today. I haven't been able to buy such plump sunflower seeds anywhere locally. Glad I found you." |
| -- Marvin, Maryland |
| "Great Sunflower Seeds! The best!" |
| -- Patty, NF, CT |
| "I have been eating seeds since I was a small girl! I've been ordering your sunflower seeds for several years now, and they are GREAT. I love to order a case of them raw in the shell and roast them myself! It is fun to add different seasonings. I also love the roasted homestyle sunflowers seeds. I am hooked on your product!!" |
| -- Darla, Newport News, VA |
| "I just ordered for the second time. Your sunflower seeds are the best I have ever had. The only problem, they are very addictive. I am also trying your pumpkin seeds this time around. Keep providing fresh, delicious products and you have a customer for life!!!" |
| -- Lisa, Coral Springs, FL |
| "I have been eating sunflower seeds since I was a kid and these are, by far, the best I have ever tasted. I guarantee anyone who tries them will say the same thing." |
| -- Chuck, Boston, MA |
| "Your sunflower seeds in the shell are the plumpest and freshest I can find anywhere. I use both the roasted in the shell as well as raw, roasting them myself. That's FUN! And it makes the kitchen smell nice. Shipping usually happens the day of my order, and delivery is always on time. THANKS, you NUTS." |
| -- Jane, Martinez, CA |
| "The sunflower seeds were delivered as promised and they are soooo delicious!!! We will be ordering more from you." |
| -- Irene, WA |
| "These are the largest sunflower seeds I have ever had. Very good and meaty.
Thank you" |
| -- Ellen Radcliff, Borger, Tx |
| "Couldn't be more satisfied when the sunflower seeds arrived from NutsOnline. Super quality; on time delivery. Will keep buying as soon as supplies run out." |
| -- Jason, Miami, Florida |
| "Delivery and service was awesome as are the Sunflower Seeds! Kudos to the whole nutty family!
Nutty Marion" |
| -- Marion, Canfield, OH |
| "The raw sunflower seeds arrived today. They are the best! Our parrot Ruthie, she is about 40 years old, will be thrilled with them." |
| -- Daniel, Columbus, Ohio |
| "Thank you for such quick service. The sunflower seeds arrived in tip top shape. The are plump and delicious. Kudos to all of you for being so cheerful. Will definitely order from you again." |
| -- Agnes |
| "Your sunflower seeds are the best I have had and the shipping is quick. The price is great and the service is wonderful. I am glad I found your website." |
| -- Kim, wilmington, de |
| "Hey,
I love all my nuts. I got raw sunflower seeds (which I haven't seen anywhere since childhood) yumm. I also got chocolate covered sunflower seeds (can't beat that) and roasted salted sunflower seeds. They are all great and of exceptional quality. i will have try other nuts later. Love your web site." |
| -- Patti Vowers, Kimball, NE |
| "Dear Nuts, The sunflower seeds arrived, and are the best I've ever seen. Please be assured that The Princess of Chicken is really, really happy.
Best regards,
Barbara" |
| -- Barbara, Brighton, MA |
| "First time shopper, long time consumer and I'm impressed. My order arrived seemingly over night but I just used regular delivery. The sunflower seed are the best. Thank you, thank you very much." |
| -- Brian, Norwell, MA |
| "My husband likes sunflower seeds raw, not roasted and not salted. The seeds we get from Nuts Online are the best we have found. We order 5 pounds!" |
| -- elaine, Everett, washington |
| "Thanks for the quick delivery. Your sunflower seeds are the best I have ever had; I wouldn't want to go without them." |
| -- Kristi, Harleysville, PA |
| "I just ordered three different types of roasted/non-roasted, unsalted sunflower seeds for a healthy snack and I must say, I love the Israeli ones the best! They are very tasty! And I didn't want a lot of sodium, so these are perfect! And I like the resealable packaging to keep my seeds fresh. Thank you!" |
| -- Kim, Charlotte, NC |
| "Wow!! Just opened up the bag, and instantly had to log on to order more. I got the large sunflower seeds and they are delicious. Salted or unsalted, they taste excellent." |
| -- Casey, Austin, Texas |
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