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Sesame vs. Crackers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sesame and crackers

  • Sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and selenium; however, crackers have more vitamin K.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 442% more.
  • Sesame has 20 times more magnesium than crackers. Sesame has 351mg of magnesium, while crackers have 18mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Crackers, standard snack-type, regular.

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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 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +712.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +296.6%
Contains more IronIron +261%
Contains more CopperCopper +3825%
Contains more ZincZinc +1481.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +153.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +401%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +413.4%

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
3
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% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1154%
Contains more CholineCholine +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1112%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +734%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.352mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~92µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Crackers DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.104mg 442%
Iron 14.55mg 4.03mg 132%
Calcium 975mg 120mg 86%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.491mg 86%
Magnesium 351mg 18mg 79%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.49mg 66%
Vitamin K 0µg 69.3µg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 13.137g 58%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.063mg 56%
Phosphorus 629mg 248mg 54%
Selenium 34.4µg 6.7µg 50%
Fiber 11.8g 2.3g 38%
Fats 49.67g 26.43g 36%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 6.553g 31%
Sodium 11mg 726mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.416mg 31%
Protein 17.73g 6.64g 22%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 3.03mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.456mg 16%
Carbs 23.45g 61.3g 13%
Potassium 468mg 118mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.417mg 7%
Saturated fat 6.957g 5.562g 6%
Choline 25.6mg 9.6mg 3%
Calories 573kcal 510kcal 3%
Folate 97µg 92µg 1%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 4.352mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 59g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 8.18g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.193mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.103mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.331mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.294mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.145mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
4
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
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +167%
Contains more FatsFats +87.9%
Contains more WaterWater +49.4%
Contains more OtherOther +79.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +161.4%

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
22% 26% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.562 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.553 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.137 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +186.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.1%

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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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/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.