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Hoisin sauce vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hoisin sauce and sesame different?

  • Sesame is higher than hoisin sauce in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 439% more than hoisin sauce.
  • Hoisin sauce contains 147 times more sodium than sesame. Hoisin sauce contains 1615mg of sodium, while sesame contains 11mg.

Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve 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 17% 9.6% 11% 38% 43% 8.7% 16% 211% 33% 9.8%
Sesame
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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 +1362.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2946.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +293.3%
Contains more IronIron +1340.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +3089.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2321.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1555.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +868.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1811.1%

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 1.3% 0% 5.6% 0% 1% 50% 22% 4.1% 14% 0% 1.3% 17% 4.4%
Sesame
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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 EVitamin E +12%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19675%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +285.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1174.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +220%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hoisin sauce Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.128mg 4.082mg 439%
Iron 1.01mg 14.55mg 169%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.698g 21.773g 134%
Manganese 0.254mg 2.46mg 96%
Calcium 32mg 975mg 94%
Phosphorus 38mg 629mg 84%
Magnesium 24mg 351mg 78%
Fats 3.39g 49.67g 71%
Sodium 1615mg 11mg 70%
Zinc 0.32mg 7.75mg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.791mg 66%
Selenium 1.8µg 34.4µg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.062mg 0.79mg 56%
Monounsaturated fat 0.963g 18.759g 44%
Fiber 2.8g 11.8g 36%
Saturated fat 0.568g 6.957g 29%
Protein 3.31g 17.73g 29%
Vitamin B3 1.17mg 4.515mg 21%
Folate 23µg 97µg 19%
Calories 220kcal 573kcal 18%
Potassium 119mg 468mg 10%
Carbs 44.08g 23.45g 7%
Choline 8mg 25.6mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.247mg 2%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 41.28g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 27.26g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.25mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 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
3% 3% 44% 44% 5%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 44.08 g
Water: 44.23 g
Other: 4.99 g
Sesame
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 +88%
Contains more WaterWater +843.1%
Contains more OtherOther +11.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +435.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1365.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 30% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.568 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.963 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.698 g
Sesame
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 -91.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1848%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1182.3%

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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. Hoisin sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172886/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.