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Sesame vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sesame and béchamel sauce different?

  • Sesame is higher than béchamel sauce in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 452% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Sesame contains 103 times more manganese than béchamel sauce. Sesame contains 2.46mg of manganese, while béchamel sauce contains 0.024mg.

Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Sauce, homemade, white, thin types were 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
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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 11% 38% 14% 7.9% 4.3% 11% 43% 43% 3.1% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2240%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +673.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +187.1%
Contains more IronIron +6828.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +31300%
Contains more ZincZinc +1745.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +522.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +942.4%

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 2.7% 24% 3.4% 18% 14% 42% 4.9% 20% 9.5% 38% 1.5% 6.8% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1338.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1629.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1826.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +977.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +578%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.013mg 452%
Iron 14.55mg 0.21mg 179%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 1.586g 135%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.024mg 106%
Calcium 975mg 126mg 85%
Magnesium 351mg 15mg 80%
Phosphorus 629mg 101mg 75%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.42mg 67%
Fats 49.67g 6.73g 66%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.055mg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.041mg 58%
Selenium 34.4µg 3.3µg 57%
Fiber 11.8g 0.1g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 2.67g 40%
Protein 17.73g 3.77g 28%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.261mg 27%
Calories 573kcal 105kcal 23%
Folate 97µg 9µg 22%
Saturated fat 6.957g 2.152g 22%
Sodium 11mg 328mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Potassium 468mg 163mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 73µg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.339mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.184mg 5%
Carbs 23.45g 7.4g 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Choline 25.6mg 14.1mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 4.78g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.089mg 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
4% 7% 7% 81%
Protein: 3.77 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 7.4 g
Water: 80.66 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +370.3%
Contains more FatsFats +638%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +216.9%
Contains more OtherOther +209.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1619.8%

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
34% 42% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.586 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +602.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1272.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.1%

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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

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.