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Sesame vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sesame and corn syrup

  • Corn syrup has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 448% more.
  • Sesame has 194 times more zinc than corn syrup. Sesame has 7.75mg of zinc, while corn syrup has 0.04mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Syrups, corn, dark.

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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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4287.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +963.6%
Contains more IronIron +3832.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +7601.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +19275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5618.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2360%
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
8
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% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7090.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2644.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22475%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8677.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +92.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Corn syrup DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.053mg 448%
Iron 14.55mg 0.37mg 177%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.1mg 103%
Calcium 975mg 18mg 96%
Phosphorus 629mg 11mg 88%
Magnesium 351mg 8mg 82%
Fats 49.67g 0g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.04mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.011mg 65%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.009mg 60%
Selenium 34.4µg 2.9µg 57%
Fiber 11.8g 0g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0g 47%
Protein 17.73g 0g 35%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0g 32%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.02mg 28%
Folate 97µg 0µg 24%
Carbs 23.45g 77.59g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.009mg 18%
Calories 573kcal 286kcal 14%
Potassium 468mg 44mg 12%
Sodium 11mg 155mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0mg 2%
Choline 25.6mg 13.3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.023mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 77.59g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1015%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +230.9%
Contains more WaterWater +369.3%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients

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

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