Sesame vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between sesame and cashew
- Sesame has more copper, iron, calcium, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, cashew is richer in vitamin K.
- Sesame covers your daily copper needs 210% more than cashew.
- Cashew has 26 times less calcium than sesame. Sesame has 975mg of calcium, while cashew has 37mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Nuts, cashew nuts, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +20.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2535.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +117.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +86% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +34.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +48.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +72.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +41% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +87% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +325.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +325.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +89.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +288% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +260% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +1628% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Copper | 4.082mg | 2.195mg | 210% |
Iron | 14.55mg | 6.68mg | 98% |
Calcium | 975mg | 37mg | 94% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 21.773g | 7.845g | 93% |
Manganese | 2.46mg | 1.655mg | 35% |
Fiber | 11.8g | 3.3g | 34% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.791mg | 0.423mg | 31% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.79mg | 0.417mg | 29% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 34.1µg | 28% |
Selenium | 34.4µg | 19.9µg | 26% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.515mg | 1.062mg | 22% |
Zinc | 7.75mg | 5.78mg | 18% |
Folate | 97µg | 25µg | 18% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.05mg | 0.864mg | 16% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.247mg | 0.058mg | 15% |
Magnesium | 351mg | 292mg | 14% |
Monounsaturated fat | 18.759g | 23.797g | 13% |
Starch | 23.49g | 10% | |
Fats | 49.67g | 43.85g | 9% |
Potassium | 468mg | 660mg | 6% |
Phosphorus | 629mg | 593mg | 5% |
Choline | 25.6mg | 5% | |
Vitamin E | 0.25mg | 0.9mg | 4% |
Saturated fat | 6.957g | 7.783g | 4% |
Carbs | 23.45g | 30.19g | 2% |
Calories | 573kcal | 553kcal | 1% |
Protein | 17.73g | 18.22g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.5mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 11.65g | 26.89g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.3g | 5.91g | N/A |
Sodium | 11mg | 12mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.388mg | 0.287mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.736mg | 0.688mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.763mg | 0.789mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.358mg | 1.472mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.569mg | 0.928mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.586mg | 0.362mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.94mg | 0.951mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.99mg | 1.094mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.522mg | 0.456mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.05g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +13.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +75.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +28.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +10.9% |
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Protein
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -10.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +177.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +26.9% |