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Merlot vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between merlot and sesame

  • Merlot has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 452% more than merlot.

Food varieties used in this article are Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot 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.
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
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 less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12087.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +268.5%
Contains more IronIron +3063%
Contains more CopperCopper +37009.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +5435.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2634.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1763.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17100%

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.
Merlot
0
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% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +15720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +696.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1915.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1286%
Contains more FolateFolate +9600%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Merlot Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.011mg 4.082mg 452%
Iron 0.46mg 14.55mg 176%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 145%
Manganese 0.132mg 2.46mg 101%
Calcium 8mg 975mg 97%
Phosphorus 23mg 629mg 87%
Magnesium 12mg 351mg 81%
Fats 0g 49.67g 76%
Zinc 0.14mg 7.75mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.791mg 66%
Selenium 0.2µg 34.4µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.79mg 56%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 47%
Fiber 0g 11.8g 47%
Protein 0.07g 17.73g 35%
Saturated fat 6.957g 32%
Vitamin B3 0.224mg 4.515mg 27%
Calories 83kcal 573kcal 25%
Folate 1µg 97µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.247mg 17%
Potassium 127mg 468mg 10%
Carbs 2.51g 23.45g 7%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Net carbs 2.51g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 0.3g N/A
Sodium 4mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.03mg 0.05mg 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
Merlot
2
3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 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 +1746.3%
Contains more OtherOther +142.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25228.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +834.3%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.