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Pimiento vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pimiento and sesame?

  • Pimiento is richer in vitamin C, yet sesame is richer in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 448% higher.

We used Pimento, canned and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried types in this comparison.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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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 +5750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +196.2%
Contains more IronIron +766.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +8230.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3978.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2573.9%
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.
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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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 +176%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4552.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +311.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +634.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +267.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1516.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +306.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.049mg 4.082mg 448%
Iron 1.68mg 14.55mg 161%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 21.773g 144%
Manganese 0.092mg 2.46mg 103%
Calcium 6mg 975mg 97%
Vitamin C 84.9mg 0mg 94%
Phosphorus 17mg 629mg 87%
Magnesium 6mg 351mg 82%
Fats 0.3g 49.67g 76%
Zinc 0.19mg 7.75mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.791mg 65%
Selenium 0.2µg 34.4µg 62%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 18.759g 47%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.79mg 44%
Fiber 1.9g 11.8g 40%
Protein 1.1g 17.73g 33%
Saturated fat 0.045g 6.957g 31%
Calories 23kcal 573kcal 28%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 4.515mg 24%
Folate 6µg 97µg 23%
Vitamin A 133µg 0µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.247mg 14%
Potassium 158mg 468mg 9%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 0µg 7%
Carbs 5.1g 23.45g 6%
Choline 6.3mg 25.6mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.25mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 3.2g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 0.3g N/A
Sodium 14mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 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 +1885.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1511.8%
Contains more FatsFats +16456.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +359.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1015%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
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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 -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93695%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13423.6%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.