Sesame vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sesame and cucumber different?
- Sesame is higher than cucumber in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
- Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 449% more than cucumber.
- Sesame contains 115 times more selenium than cucumber. Sesame contains 34.4µg of selenium, while cucumber contains 0.3µg.
Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Cucumber, with peel, raw types were used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +2600% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +5993.8% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +218.4% |
| Contains more IronIron | +5096.4% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +9856.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +3775% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2520.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3013.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +11366.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -81.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +733.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2829.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +648.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4507.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1875% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1285.7% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +326.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +418% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 4.082mg | 0.041mg | 449% |
| Iron | 14.55mg | 0.28mg | 178% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 21.773g | 0.032g | 145% |
| Manganese | 2.46mg | 0.079mg | 104% |
| Calcium | 975mg | 16mg | 96% |
| Phosphorus | 629mg | 24mg | 86% |
| Magnesium | 351mg | 13mg | 80% |
| Fats | 49.67g | 0.11g | 76% |
| Zinc | 7.75mg | 0.2mg | 69% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.791mg | 0.027mg | 64% |
| Selenium | 34.4µg | 0.3µg | 62% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.79mg | 0.04mg | 58% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 18.759g | 0.005g | 47% |
| Fiber | 11.8g | 0.5g | 45% |
| Protein | 17.73g | 0.65g | 34% |
| Saturated fat | 6.957g | 0.037g | 31% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.515mg | 0.098mg | 28% |
| Calories | 573kcal | 15kcal | 28% |
| Folate | 97µg | 7µg | 23% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.247mg | 0.033mg | 16% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 16.4µg | 14% |
| Potassium | 468mg | 147mg | 9% |
| Carbs | 23.45g | 3.63g | 7% |
| Choline | 25.6mg | 6mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.05mg | 0.259mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 2.8mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.25mg | 0.03mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 5µg | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.87g | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 11.65g | 3.13g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.3g | 1.67g | N/A |
| Starch | 0.83g | 0% | |
| Sodium | 11mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.388mg | 0.005mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.736mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.763mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.358mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.569mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.586mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.94mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.99mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.522mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +2627.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +45054.5% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +546% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +1073.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1930.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +375080% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +67940.6% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.5% |
