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Curry powder vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are curry powder and sesame different?

  • Curry powder is richer in manganese, vitamin E, fiber, vitamin K, and iron, while sesame is higher in copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, calcium, and phosphorus.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 320% more than curry powder.

Spices, curry powder and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 182% 158% 103% 716% 400% 128% 157% 6.8% 1083% 220%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +150%
Contains more IronIron +31.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +237.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +240.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%

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 2.3% 0.33% 505% 0% 44% 46% 61% 64% 24% 0% 250% 42% 35%
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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 +9996%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2040%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +150.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +349.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +652.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Curry powder Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 1.2mg 4.082mg 320%
Manganese 8.3mg 2.46mg 254%
Vitamin E 25.24mg 0.25mg 167%
Fiber 53.2g 11.8g 166%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.056g 21.773g 125%
Vitamin K 99.8µg 0µg 83%
Iron 19.1mg 14.55mg 57%
Fats 14.01g 49.67g 55%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.79mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.791mg 51%
Calcium 525mg 975mg 45%
Phosphorus 367mg 629mg 37%
Zinc 4.7mg 7.75mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 8.782g 18.759g 25%
Saturated fat 1.648g 6.957g 24%
Magnesium 255mg 351mg 23%
Potassium 1170mg 468mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.07mg 0.05mg 20%
Calories 325kcal 573kcal 12%
Carbs 55.83g 23.45g 11%
Selenium 40.3µg 34.4µg 11%
Folate 56µg 97µg 10%
Vitamin B3 3.26mg 4.515mg 8%
Choline 64.2mg 25.6mg 7%
Protein 14.29g 17.73g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.247mg 4%
Sodium 52mg 11mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 2.63g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 2.76g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.11mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.35mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.63mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.7mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.19mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.58mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.522mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.255g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 14% 56% 9% 7%
Protein: 14.29 g
Fats: 14.01 g
Carbs: 55.83 g
Water: 8.8 g
Other: 7.07 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 CarbsCarbs +138.1%
Contains more WaterWater +87.6%
Contains more OtherOther +58.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.1%
Contains more FatsFats +254.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 65% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.648 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.782 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.056 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 -76.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +113.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +612.5%

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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. Curry powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170924/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.