Miso vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between miso and sesame
- Miso has less copper, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, and zinc.
- Sesame covers your daily copper needs 407% more than miso.
- Sesame contains 339 times less sodium than miso. Miso contains 3728mg of sodium, while sesame contains 11mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Miso 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +631.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1610.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +122.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +484.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +871.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +202.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +295.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +186.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +391.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +574% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +182% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2400% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +707.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +398.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +297% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +410.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Copper | 0.42mg | 4.082mg | 407% |
Sodium | 3728mg | 11mg | 162% |
Iron | 2.49mg | 14.55mg | 151% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.884g | 21.773g | 126% |
Calcium | 57mg | 975mg | 92% |
Magnesium | 48mg | 351mg | 72% |
Manganese | 0.859mg | 2.46mg | 70% |
Phosphorus | 159mg | 629mg | 67% |
Fats | 6.01g | 49.67g | 67% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.098mg | 0.791mg | 58% |
Selenium | 7µg | 34.4µg | 50% |
Zinc | 2.56mg | 7.75mg | 47% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.199mg | 0.79mg | 45% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.118g | 18.759g | 44% |
Saturated fat | 1.025g | 6.957g | 27% |
Fiber | 5.4g | 11.8g | 26% |
Vitamin K | 29.3µg | 0µg | 24% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.906mg | 4.515mg | 23% |
Folate | 19µg | 97µg | 20% |
Calories | 198kcal | 573kcal | 19% |
Protein | 12.79g | 17.73g | 10% |
Choline | 72.2mg | 25.6mg | 8% |
Fructose | 6g | 8% | |
Potassium | 210mg | 468mg | 8% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.337mg | 0.05mg | 6% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.08µg | 0µg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.01mg | 0.25mg | 2% |
Carbs | 25.37g | 23.45g | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.233mg | 0.247mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 19.97g | 11.65g | N/A |
Sugar | 6.2g | 0.3g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 4µg | 0µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.155mg | 0.388mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.479mg | 0.736mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.508mg | 0.763mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.82mg | 1.358mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.478mg | 0.569mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.129mg | 0.586mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.486mg | 0.94mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.547mg | 0.99mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.243mg | 0.522mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +817.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +187.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +38.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +726.5% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -85.3% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1577.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +655% |