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Milk vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between milk and sesame

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

Food varieties used in this article are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
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 +3090.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +680%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212%
Contains more IronIron +48400%
Contains more CopperCopper +40720%
Contains more ZincZinc +1745.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +562.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +942.4%

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.
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +622%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3855%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4754.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2035.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1840%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.01mg 4.082mg 452%
Iron 0.03mg 14.55mg 182%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 21.773g 145%
Manganese 0.003mg 2.46mg 107%
Calcium 125mg 975mg 85%
Magnesium 11mg 351mg 81%
Phosphorus 95mg 629mg 76%
Fats 0.97g 49.67g 75%
Zinc 0.42mg 7.75mg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.791mg 64%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.79mg 58%
Selenium 3.3µg 34.4µg 57%
Fiber 0g 11.8g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 18.759g 46%
Protein 3.37g 17.73g 29%
Saturated fat 0.633g 6.957g 29%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 4.515mg 28%
Calories 42kcal 573kcal 27%
Folate 5µg 97µg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Potassium 150mg 468mg 9%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Carbs 4.99g 23.45g 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.05mg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.247mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.25mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Choline 17.7mg 25.6mg 1%
Sodium 44mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.522mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 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 WaterWater +1817.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +426.1%
Contains more FatsFats +5020.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +369.9%
Contains more OtherOther +494.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 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 -90.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6672.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62108.6%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.