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Sesame vs. Fortune cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sesame and fortune cookie

  • Fortune cookie contains less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B1 than sesame.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 447% higher.
  • Fortune cookie has 81 times less calcium than sesame. Sesame has 975mg of calcium, while fortune cookie has 12mg.

Food types used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Cookies, fortune.

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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 5% 3.6% 3.6% 54% 20% 4.6% 15% 4% 25% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4914.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8025%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1041.5%
Contains more IronIron +910.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +6703.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +4458.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1697.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1194.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1086.2%

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
7
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 0% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 46% 30% 35% 18% 3% 1.3% 2.8% 50% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +334.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5976.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +47%
Contains more CholineCholine +326.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +494%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Fortune cookie DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.06mg 447%
Iron 14.55mg 1.44mg 164%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.466g 142%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.19mg 99%
Calcium 975mg 12mg 96%
Phosphorus 629mg 35mg 85%
Magnesium 351mg 7mg 82%
Fats 49.67g 2.7g 72%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.17mg 69%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.013mg 60%
Selenium 34.4µg 2.9µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.182mg 51%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 1.345g 44%
Fiber 11.8g 1.6g 41%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.669g 29%
Protein 17.73g 4.2g 27%
Carbs 23.45g 84g 20%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 1.84mg 17%
Potassium 468mg 41mg 13%
Calories 573kcal 378kcal 10%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.13mg 9%
Folate 97µg 66µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.297mg 5%
Choline 25.6mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.03mg 1%
Sodium 11mg 31mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.1µg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 82.4g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 45.42g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.061mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.123mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.295mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A

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
4% 3% 84% 8%
Protein: 4.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 84 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +322.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1739.6%
Contains more OtherOther +305.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +258.2%
Contains more WaterWater +70.6%

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
27% 54% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.345 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1294.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4572.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.4%

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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. Fortune cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172722/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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