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Arugula vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arugula and sesame

  • Arugula has more vitamin K; however, sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 445% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arugula, 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 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
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 +646.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +509.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.8%
Contains more IronIron +896.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +5271.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1548.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1109.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +666.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11366.7%

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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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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 +72%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +774%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1697.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1380.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +982.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +67.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~97µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.076mg 4.082mg 445%
Iron 1.46mg 14.55mg 164%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 21.773g 143%
Manganese 0.321mg 2.46mg 93%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 0µg 91%
Phosphorus 52mg 629mg 82%
Calcium 160mg 975mg 82%
Fats 0.66g 49.67g 75%
Magnesium 47mg 351mg 72%
Zinc 0.47mg 7.75mg 66%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.791mg 62%
Selenium 0.3µg 34.4µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.79mg 55%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 18.759g 47%
Fiber 1.6g 11.8g 41%
Saturated fat 0.086g 6.957g 31%
Protein 2.58g 17.73g 30%
Calories 25kcal 573kcal 27%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 4.515mg 26%
Vitamin C 15mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin A 119µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.247mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.05mg 8%
Carbs 3.65g 23.45g 7%
Potassium 369mg 468mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 25.6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.25mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 0.3g N/A
Folate 97µg 97µg 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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 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 +1855.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +587.2%
Contains more FatsFats +7425.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +542.5%
Contains more OtherOther +218.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 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 -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38183.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6725.4%

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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. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.