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Sesame vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sesame and crouton

  • Crouton has less copper, iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 435% more than crouton.
  • Crouton contains 30 times less vitamin B6 than sesame. Sesame contains 0.79mg of vitamin B6, while crouton contains 0.026mg.
  • Crouton has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Croutons, plain.

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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
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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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1032.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1182.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +277.4%
Contains more IronIron +256.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2404.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +770.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +447%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +392%
~equal in Selenium ~37.5µg

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
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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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2938.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +758%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Crouton DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.163mg 435%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 1.273g 137%
Iron 14.55mg 4.08mg 131%
Calcium 975mg 76mg 90%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.5mg 85%
Magnesium 351mg 31mg 76%
Phosphorus 629mg 115mg 73%
Fats 49.67g 6.6g 66%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.89mg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.026mg 59%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 3.059g 39%
Sodium 11mg 698mg 30%
Fiber 11.8g 5.1g 27%
Saturated fat 6.957g 1.51g 25%
Carbs 23.45g 73.5g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.623mg 14%
Protein 17.73g 11.9g 12%
Potassium 468mg 124mg 10%
Folate 97µg 132µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.429mg 8%
Calories 573kcal 407kcal 8%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 5.439mg 6%
Selenium 34.4µg 37.5µg 6%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.272mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Net carbs 11.65g 68.4g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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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
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +49%
Contains more FatsFats +652.6%
Contains more OtherOther +78.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +213.4%
Contains more WaterWater +17.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +513.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1610.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.3%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.