Sesame vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sesame and clam

Sesame has more copper, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, clam has more vitamin B12 and selenium.
Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4120% more.
Sesame has 20 times more magnesium than clam. Sesame has 351mg of magnesium, while clam has 18mg.
Sesame is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat.

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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

Clam

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+959.8%
Contains more IronIron	+417.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+493.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+183.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+146%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86%

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

Clam

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+427.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+618.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+234.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1260%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	98.89µg	4120%
Copper	4.082mg	0.688mg	377%
Iron	14.55mg	2.81mg	147%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	0.552g	141%
Calcium	975mg	92mg	88%
Magnesium	351mg	18mg	79%
Fats	49.67g	1.95g	73%
Manganese	2.46mg	1mg	63%
Selenium	34.4µg	64µg	54%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.15mg	53%
Sodium	11mg	1202mg	52%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	0.11mg	52%
Fiber	11.8g	0g	47%
Zinc	7.75mg	2.73mg	46%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	0.172g	46%
Phosphorus	629mg	338mg	42%
Saturated fat	6.957g	0.188g	31%
Vitamin C	0mg	22.1mg	25%
Cholesterol	0mg	67mg	22%
Calories	573kcal	148kcal	21%
Vitamin A	0µg	171µg	19%
Folate	97µg	29µg	17%
Protein	17.73g	25.55g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	0.426mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.68mg	13%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	3.354mg	7%
Carbs	23.45g	5.13g	6%
Potassium	468mg	628mg	5%
Choline	25.6mg		5%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	58kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	68g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	5.13g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.286mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	1.112mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	1.798mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	1.909mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.576mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	0.915mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	1.116mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.49mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.138g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.146g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.104g	N/A