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Carrot vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between carrots and sesame?

  • Carrots are higher in vitamin A, yet sesame is higher in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 449% more.
  • Carrots have 1856 times more vitamin A than sesame. While carrots have 16706IU of vitamin A, sesame has only 9IU.

We used Carrots, raw and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried types in this article.

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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.
Carrot
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Sesame
10
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 +2825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2854.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.3%
Contains more IronIron +4750%
Contains more CopperCopper +8971.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3129.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1697.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1620.3%
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.
Carrot
5
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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Sesame
6
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 +164%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +446%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1098.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +359.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +472.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +410.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +190.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.045mg 4.082mg 449%
Iron 0.3mg 14.55mg 178%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 21.773g 144%
Manganese 0.143mg 2.46mg 101%
Calcium 33mg 975mg 94%
Vitamin A 835µg 0µg 93%
Phosphorus 35mg 629mg 85%
Magnesium 12mg 351mg 81%
Fats 0.24g 49.67g 76%
Zinc 0.24mg 7.75mg 68%
Selenium 0.1µg 34.4µg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.791mg 60%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.79mg 50%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 18.759g 47%
Fiber 2.8g 11.8g 36%
Protein 0.93g 17.73g 34%
Saturated fat 0.037g 6.957g 31%
Calories 41kcal 573kcal 27%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 4.515mg 22%
Folate 19µg 97µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.247mg 15%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 0mg 7%
Carbs 9.58g 23.45g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.05mg 4%
Potassium 320mg 468mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.25mg 3%
Sodium 69mg 11mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 25.6mg 3%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Net carbs 6.78g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 0.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
1
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Sesame
4
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 +1782.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1806.5%
Contains more FatsFats +20595.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +144.8%
Contains more OtherOther +364.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
1
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Sesame
2
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 -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +133892.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18509.4%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.