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Parsley vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between parsley and sesame

  • Parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, sesame is richer in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and selenium.
  • Parsley covers your daily vitamin K needs 1367% more than sesame.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Parsley, fresh 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
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 PotassiumPotassium +18.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +602%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +606.5%
Contains more IronIron +134.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2639.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +624.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +984.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1437.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34300%

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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +819.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +152%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +243.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +777.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Sesame DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 0µg 1367%
Copper 0.149mg 4.082mg 437%
Vitamin C 133mg 0mg 148%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 21.773g 144%
Iron 6.2mg 14.55mg 104%
Manganese 0.16mg 2.46mg 100%
Calcium 138mg 975mg 84%
Phosphorus 58mg 629mg 82%
Fats 0.79g 49.67g 75%
Magnesium 50mg 351mg 72%
Selenium 0.1µg 34.4µg 62%
Zinc 1.07mg 7.75mg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.791mg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.79mg 54%
Vitamin A 421µg 0µg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 18.759g 46%
Fiber 3.3g 11.8g 34%
Saturated fat 0.132g 6.957g 31%
Protein 2.97g 17.73g 30%
Calories 36kcal 573kcal 27%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 4.515mg 20%
Folate 152µg 97µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.247mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.05mg 7%
Carbs 6.33g 23.45g 6%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.25mg 3%
Potassium 554mg 468mg 3%
Sodium 56mg 11mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 25.6mg 2%
Net carbs 3.03g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 0.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 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 +1770.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +497%
Contains more FatsFats +6187.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +270.5%
Contains more OtherOther +102.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 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 -98.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6259%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17458.9%

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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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/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.