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Arrowroot vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between arrowroot and sesame

  • Arrowroot has more folate; however, sesame is richer in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 440% more than arrowroot.
  • Sesame has 3 times less folate than arrowroot. Arrowroot has 338µg of folate, while sesame has 97µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Arrowroot, 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 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +1304%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16150%
Contains more IronIron +555.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +3273.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1130.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +541.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1313.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4814.3%
~equal in Potassium ~468mg

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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
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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 B5Vitamin B5 +484%
Contains more FolateFolate +248.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +453.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +318.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.121mg 4.082mg 440%
Iron 2.22mg 14.55mg 154%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 21.773g 145%
Manganese 0.174mg 2.46mg 99%
Calcium 6mg 975mg 97%
Magnesium 25mg 351mg 78%
Fats 0.2g 49.67g 76%
Phosphorus 98mg 629mg 76%
Zinc 0.63mg 7.75mg 65%
Selenium 0.7µg 34.4µg 61%
Folate 338µg 97µg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.791mg 54%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 18.759g 47%
Fiber 1.3g 11.8g 42%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.79mg 40%
Saturated fat 0.039g 6.957g 31%
Protein 4.24g 17.73g 27%
Calories 65kcal 573kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 4.515mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.247mg 14%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.05mg 5%
Carbs 13.39g 23.45g 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 26mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 12.09g 11.65g N/A
Potassium 454mg 468mg 0%
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 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 +1621.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +318.2%
Contains more FatsFats +24735%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +75.1%
Contains more OtherOther +214.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 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 -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +468875%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23566.3%

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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. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.