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Sesame vs. Caramel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sesame and caramel?

  • Sesame is richer than caramel in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 452% more.
  • Sesame has 224 times more manganese than caramel. While sesame has 2.46mg of manganese, caramel has only 0.011mg.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Candies, caramels types 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
10
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 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1964.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +606.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.7%
Contains more IronIron +10292.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +22577.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1661.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +451.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1811.1%

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
5
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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +668%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2950.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1310.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2325%
Contains more CholineCholine +220%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +84%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1140%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.256mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Caramel DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.018mg 452%
Iron 14.55mg 0.14mg 180%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 3.478g 122%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.011mg 106%
Calcium 975mg 138mg 84%
Magnesium 351mg 17mg 80%
Phosphorus 629mg 114mg 74%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.44mg 66%
Fats 49.67g 8.1g 64%
Selenium 34.4µg 1.8µg 59%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.103mg 57%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.056mg 56%
Fiber 11.8g 0g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 1.542g 43%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.148mg 27%
Protein 17.73g 4.6g 26%
Folate 97µg 4µg 23%
Saturated fat 6.957g 2.476g 20%
Carbs 23.45g 77g 18%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.62mg 11%
Calories 573kcal 382kcal 10%
Sodium 11mg 245mg 10%
Potassium 468mg 214mg 7%
Choline 25.6mg 8mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.256mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.46mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 11.65g 77g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 65.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +285.4%
Contains more FatsFats +513.2%
Contains more OtherOther +147.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +228.4%
Contains more WaterWater +81.2%

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
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1116.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +526%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.4%

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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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/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.