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Sesame vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sesame and baking powder

  • Sesame has more copper, manganese, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6; however, baking powder has more calcium and phosphorus.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 490% more.
  • Sesame is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2240%
Contains more IronIron +32%
Contains more CopperCopper +40720%
Contains more ZincZinc +77400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +502.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +248.3%

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
8
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 975mg 5876mg 490%
Sodium 11mg 10600mg 460%
Copper 4.082mg 0.01mg 452%
Phosphorus 629mg 2191mg 223%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.011mg 106%
Magnesium 351mg 27mg 77%
Fats 49.67g 0g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.01mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0mg 66%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.2µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0mg 61%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 0.2g 46%
Iron 14.55mg 11.02mg 44%
Protein 17.73g 0g 35%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0g 32%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0mg 28%
Calories 573kcal 53kcal 26%
Folate 97µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0mg 19%
Potassium 468mg 20mg 13%
Choline 25.6mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 23.45g 27.7g 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.1%
Contains more OtherOther +1409%
~equal in Water ~5g

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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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.