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Apricot vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between apricots and sesame

  • Apricots contain less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6 than sesame.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 445% higher.

Food types used in this article are Apricots, raw and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Sesame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3410%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.7%
Contains more IronIron +3630.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +5133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2634.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3094.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34300%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Sesame
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +256%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +380%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2536.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +517.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +652.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1363%
Contains more FolateFolate +977.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +814.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apricot Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.078mg 4.082mg 445%
Iron 0.39mg 14.55mg 177%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 21.773g 145%
Manganese 0.077mg 2.46mg 104%
Calcium 13mg 975mg 96%
Phosphorus 23mg 629mg 87%
Magnesium 10mg 351mg 81%
Fats 0.39g 49.67g 76%
Zinc 0.2mg 7.75mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.791mg 63%
Selenium 0.1µg 34.4µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.79mg 57%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 18.759g 46%
Fiber 2g 11.8g 39%
Protein 1.4g 17.73g 33%
Saturated fat 0.027g 6.957g 32%
Calories 48kcal 573kcal 26%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 4.515mg 24%
Folate 9µg 97µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.247mg 16%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin A 96µg 0µg 11%
Potassium 259mg 468mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 0.25mg 4%
Carbs 11.12g 23.45g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.05mg 4%
Choline 2.8mg 25.6mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 0µg 3%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Net carbs 9.12g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 9.24g 0.3g N/A
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Sesame
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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +1741.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1166.4%
Contains more FatsFats +12635.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.9%
Contains more OtherOther +502.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Sesame
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10934.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28176.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients
  2. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.