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Sesame vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sesame and apricots

  • Apricots contain less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6 than sesame.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 445% higher.
  • Apricots have 344 times less selenium than sesame. Sesame has 34.4µg of selenium, while apricots have 0.1µg.

Food types used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Apricots, raw.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3410%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.7%
Contains more IronIron +3630.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +5133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2634.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3094.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34300%
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
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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%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2536.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +517.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +652.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1363%
Contains more FolateFolate +977.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +814.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +256%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +380%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Apricot DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.078mg 445%
Iron 14.55mg 0.39mg 177%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.077g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.077mg 104%
Calcium 975mg 13mg 96%
Phosphorus 629mg 23mg 87%
Magnesium 351mg 10mg 81%
Fats 49.67g 0.39g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.2mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.03mg 63%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.1µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.054mg 57%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.17g 46%
Fiber 11.8g 2g 39%
Protein 17.73g 1.4g 33%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.027g 32%
Calories 573kcal 48kcal 26%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.6mg 24%
Folate 97µg 9µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.04mg 16%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Vitamin A 0µg 96µg 11%
Potassium 468mg 259mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.89mg 4%
Carbs 23.45g 11.12g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.24mg 4%
Choline 25.6mg 2.8mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.3µg 3%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 9.24g N/A
Sodium 11mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1166.4%
Contains more FatsFats +12635.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.9%
Contains more OtherOther +502.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1741.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10934.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28176.6%
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. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.