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Feta vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feta and sesame

  • Feta has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B2; however, sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B1, calcium, fiber, and zinc.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 450% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, feta 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.
Feta
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 148% 5.5% 24% 11% 79% 144% 120% 3.7% 82%
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 +1747.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +654.8%
Contains more IronIron +2138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +12656.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +169.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8685.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +129.3%

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.
Feta
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% 42% 3.6% 6% 39% 195% 19% 58% 98% 211% 4.5% 24% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1834%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +413.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +355.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +203.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.032mg 4.082mg 450%
Iron 0.65mg 14.55mg 174%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 21.773g 141%
Manganese 0.028mg 2.46mg 106%
Magnesium 19mg 351mg 79%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.791mg 53%
Calcium 493mg 975mg 48%
Fiber 0g 11.8g 47%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.247mg 46%
Fats 21.28g 49.67g 44%
Zinc 2.88mg 7.75mg 44%
Phosphorus 337mg 629mg 42%
Sodium 917mg 11mg 39%
Saturated fat 14.946g 6.957g 36%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 18.759g 35%
Selenium 15µg 34.4µg 35%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.79mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 4.515mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.05mg 18%
Folate 32µg 97µg 16%
Calories 264kcal 573kcal 15%
Vitamin A 125µg 0µg 14%
Potassium 62mg 468mg 12%
Protein 14.21g 17.73g 7%
Carbs 4.09g 23.45g 6%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 25.6mg 2%
Net carbs 4.09g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.25mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
2
14% 21% 4% 55% 5%
Protein: 14.21 g
Fats: 21.28 g
Carbs: 4.09 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 5.2 g
Sesame
3
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 +1077.4%
Contains more OtherOther +16.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.8%
Contains more FatsFats +133.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +473.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
0
74% 23% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.946 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.623 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.591 g
Sesame
3
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 -53.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +305.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3584.1%

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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. Feta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173420/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.