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Pear vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pear and sesame

  • Pear has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 444% more than pear.

Food varieties used in this article are Pears, raw 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.
Pear
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 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 less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4914.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +303.4%
Contains more IronIron +7983.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +4878%
Contains more ZincZinc +7650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5141.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5025%
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.
Pear
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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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6491.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2704.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2624.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1285.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +402%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.05mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pear Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.082mg 4.082mg 444%
Iron 0.18mg 14.55mg 180%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.094g 21.773g 145%
Manganese 0.048mg 2.46mg 105%
Calcium 9mg 975mg 97%
Phosphorus 12mg 629mg 88%
Magnesium 7mg 351mg 82%
Fats 0.14g 49.67g 76%
Zinc 0.1mg 7.75mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.791mg 65%
Selenium 0.1µg 34.4µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.79mg 59%
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 18.759g 47%
Fiber 3.1g 11.8g 35%
Protein 0.36g 17.73g 35%
Saturated fat 0.022g 6.957g 32%
Vitamin B3 0.161mg 4.515mg 27%
Calories 57kcal 573kcal 26%
Folate 7µg 97µg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.247mg 17%
Potassium 116mg 468mg 10%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 0mg 5%
Choline 5.1mg 25.6mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 15.23g 23.45g 3%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.25mg 1%
Net carbs 12.13g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 9.75g 0.3g N/A
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 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 +1690.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4825%
Contains more FatsFats +35378.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54%
Contains more OtherOther +1338.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 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 -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22232.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23062.8%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.