TABLE 3.

Biological effects and constituents of sunflower seeds

Biological effect	Biological constituents
Antioxidant	Enzymes (catalase, glutathione reductase, guaiacol peroxidase, glutathione dehydrogenase), phenolic compounds (flavonoids, phenolic acids and tocopherols), carotenoids, l‐ascorbic acid, peptides
Anti‐inflammatory	Helianthosides, triterpene glycosides, α‐tocopherol
Antidiabetic	Quinic acid, glycosides, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, phytosterols
Antimicrobial	Alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, saponins, phenolic compounds
Antihypertensive	11S globulin peptides

Source: Guo et al. (2017).