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Sesame vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sesame and barley different?

  • Sesame has more copper, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium than barley.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 442% higher.
  • Sesame contains 89 times more calcium than barley. While sesame contains 975mg of calcium, barley contains only 11mg.

Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Barley, pearled, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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
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%
Barley
Barley
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1495.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8763.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +403.2%
Contains more IronIron +994%
Contains more CopperCopper +3787.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +845.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1064.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +849.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%

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
Sesame
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 5% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73%
Barley
Barley
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.2% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +853%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +298.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +587%
Contains more FolateFolate +506.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +170%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Barley DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.105mg 442%
Iron 14.55mg 1.33mg 165%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.214g 144%
Calcium 975mg 11mg 96%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.259mg 96%
Phosphorus 629mg 54mg 82%
Magnesium 351mg 22mg 78%
Fats 49.67g 0.44g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.82mg 63%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.083mg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.115mg 52%
Selenium 34.4µg 8.6µg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.057g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 3.8g 32%
Protein 17.73g 2.26g 31%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.093g 31%
Calories 573kcal 123kcal 23%
Folate 97µg 16µg 20%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 2.063mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.062mg 14%
Potassium 468mg 93mg 11%
Carbs 23.45g 28.22g 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.135mg 2%
Choline 25.6mg 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.1g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 323kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 17g 81g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.8 2.9 N/A
Net carbs 11.65g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0.28g N/A
Sodium 11mg 3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.051mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
Sesame
3
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
Barley
Barley
2
2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +684.5%
Contains more FatsFats +11188.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1492.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1367%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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
Barley
Barley
1
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32810.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10074.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/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.