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Ground beef vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground beef and sesame different?

  • Ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, while sesame is higher in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 445% more than ground beef.

Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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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 +1964.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2854.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.2%
Contains more IronIron +541%
Contains more CopperCopper +5067.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +32.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +278.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80.1%

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 0% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +924%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +185.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1451%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +154%
Contains more FolateFolate +1285.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.079mg 4.082mg 445%
Iron 2.27mg 14.55mg 154%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 21.773g 142%
Manganese 0.009mg 2.46mg 107%
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Calcium 33mg 975mg 94%
Magnesium 17mg 351mg 80%
Phosphorus 166mg 629mg 66%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.791mg 62%
Fats 15.37g 49.67g 53%
Fiber 0g 11.8g 47%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.79mg 37%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 18.759g 29%
Selenium 19.1µg 34.4µg 28%
Folate 7µg 97µg 23%
Zinc 5.84mg 7.75mg 17%
Calories 241kcal 573kcal 17%
Protein 23.87g 17.73g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.05mg 9%
Choline 73.2mg 25.6mg 9%
Carbs 0g 23.45g 8%
Potassium 241mg 468mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.247mg 6%
Saturated fat 6.073g 6.957g 4%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 4.515mg 3%
Sodium 73mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.25mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 11.65g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.522mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 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 ProteinProtein +34.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1144.6%
Contains more FatsFats +223.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +86.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 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 -12.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +156.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5236.5%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.