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Sesame vs. Apple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sesame and apples?

  • Apples have less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6 than sesame.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 451% higher.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Apples, raw, with skin 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.
Sesame
9
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%
Apple
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6920%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +337.4%
Contains more IronIron +12025%
Contains more CopperCopper +15018.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +19275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5618.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6928.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%

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.
Sesame
7
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%
Apple
4
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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4552.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4861.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1826.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +652.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Apple DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.027mg 451%
Iron 14.55mg 0.12mg 180%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.051g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.035mg 105%
Calcium 975mg 6mg 97%
Phosphorus 629mg 11mg 88%
Magnesium 351mg 5mg 82%
Fats 49.67g 0.17g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.04mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.017mg 65%
Selenium 34.4µg 0µg 63%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.041mg 58%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.007g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 2.4g 38%
Protein 17.73g 0.26g 35%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.028g 31%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.091mg 28%
Calories 573kcal 52kcal 26%
Folate 97µg 3µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.026mg 17%
Potassium 468mg 107mg 11%
Fructose 5.9g 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.6mg 5%
Choline 25.6mg 3.4mg 4%
Carbs 23.45g 13.81g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.2µg 2%
Net carbs 11.65g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 10.39g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0%
Sodium 11mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.18mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.061mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
4
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
Apple
1
14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6719.2%
Contains more FatsFats +29117.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.8%
Contains more OtherOther +2130%
Contains more WaterWater +1724.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
2
15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Apple
1
33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +267885.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42592.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/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.