Almond butter vs. Tahini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between almond butter and tahini

Almond butter has more vitamin E, magnesium, vitamin B2, and manganese, while tahini has more vitamin B1, copper, iron, selenium, and phosphorus.
Almond butter's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 160% higher.
Tahini contains 3 times less magnesium than almond butter. Almond butter contains 279mg of magnesium, while tahini contains 95mg.
The amount of saturated fat in almond butter is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added and Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted, and toasted kernels (most common type).

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Almond butter

Tahini

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+193.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+80.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+22.8%
Contains more IronIron	+156.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+72.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1333.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Almond butter

Tahini

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+9584%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+98.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2875.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+84.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	24.21mg	0.25mg	160%
Vitamin B1	0.041mg	1.22mg	98%
Copper	0.934mg	1.61mg	75%
Iron	3.49mg	8.95mg	68%
Polyunsaturated fat	13.613g	23.564g	66%
Selenium	2.4µg	34.4µg	58%
Magnesium	279mg	95mg	44%
Vitamin B2	0.939mg	0.473mg	36%
Phosphorus	508mg	732mg	32%
Monounsaturated fat	32.445g	20.302g	30%
Manganese	2.131mg	1.456mg	29%
Saturated fat	4.152g	7.529g	15%
Vitamin B3	3.155mg	5.45mg	14%
Zinc	3.29mg	4.62mg	12%
Folate	53µg	98µg	11%
Potassium	748mg	414mg	10%
Protein	20.96g	17g	8%
Calcium	347mg	426mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.318mg	0.693mg	8%
Sodium	7mg	115mg	5%
Choline	52.1mg	25.8mg	5%
Fiber	10.3g	9.3g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.103mg	0.149mg	4%
Fats	55.5g	53.76g	3%
Calories	614kcal	595kcal	1%
Carbs	18.82g	21.19g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.4g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	293kcal	350kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	16g	17g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	5.8	N/A
Net carbs	8.52g	11.89g	N/A
Sugar	4.43g	0.49g	N/A
Starch	0.08g		0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.159mg	0.372mg	0%
Threonine	0.555mg	0.706mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	0.731mg	0%
Leucine	1.483mg	1.302mg	0%
Lysine	0.612mg	0.545mg	0%
Methionine	0.122mg	0.561mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	0.901mg	0%
Valine	0.937mg	0.95mg	0%
Histidine	0.55mg	0.5mg	0%