Cumin vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between cumin and sesame?
- Cumin is higher in iron, potassium, manganese, and vitamin A, yet sesame is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, and folate.
- Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 648% more.
- Cumin has 141 times more vitamin A than sesame. While cumin has 1270IU of vitamin A, sesame has only 9IU.
- The amount of saturated fat in cumin is lower.
We used Spices, cumin seed 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +282.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +356.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +35.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +370.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +61.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +26.1% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +561.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1232% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +32.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +26% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +81.6% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +870% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Iron | 66.36mg | 14.55mg | 648% |
| Copper | 0.867mg | 4.082mg | 357% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.279g | 21.773g | 123% |
| Selenium | 5.2µg | 34.4µg | 53% |
| Fats | 22.27g | 49.67g | 42% |
| Potassium | 1788mg | 468mg | 39% |
| Manganese | 3.333mg | 2.46mg | 38% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.435mg | 0.79mg | 27% |
| Zinc | 4.8mg | 7.75mg | 27% |
| Saturated fat | 1.535g | 6.957g | 25% |
| Folate | 10µg | 97µg | 22% |
| Vitamin E | 3.33mg | 0.25mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 499mg | 629mg | 19% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.628mg | 0.791mg | 14% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 14.04g | 18.759g | 12% |
| Calories | 375kcal | 573kcal | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 7.7mg | 0mg | 9% |
| Vitamin A | 64µg | 0µg | 7% |
| Sodium | 168mg | 11mg | 7% |
| Carbs | 44.24g | 23.45g | 7% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.327mg | 0.247mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 10.5g | 11.8g | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 5.4µg | 0µg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 366mg | 351mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 931mg | 975mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.05mg | 1% | |
| Protein | 17.81g | 17.73g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 33.74g | 11.65g | N/A |
| Sugar | 2.25g | 0.3g | N/A |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.579mg | 4.515mg | 0% |
| Choline | 24.7mg | 25.6mg | 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
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +88.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +71.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +70.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +123% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -77.9% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +33.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +564% |
