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Sesame vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sesame and currants?

  • Sesame is richer than currants in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 442% more.
  • Sesame has 57 times more selenium than currants. While sesame has 34.4µg of selenium, currants have only 0.6µg.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Currants, red, and white, raw types 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.
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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2854.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.2%
Contains more IronIron +1355%
Contains more CopperCopper +3715%
Contains more ZincZinc +3269.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1329.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1222.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1877.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +394%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4415%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1028.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1112.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +236.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Currant DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.107mg 442%
Iron 14.55mg 1mg 169%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.088g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.186mg 99%
Calcium 975mg 33mg 94%
Phosphorus 629mg 44mg 84%
Magnesium 351mg 13mg 80%
Fats 49.67g 0.2g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.23mg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.04mg 63%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.6µg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.07mg 55%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.028g 47%
Vitamin C 0mg 41mg 46%
Protein 17.73g 1.4g 33%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.017g 32%
Fiber 11.8g 4.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.1mg 28%
Calories 573kcal 56kcal 26%
Folate 97µg 8µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.05mg 15%
Vitamin K 0µg 11µg 9%
Potassium 468mg 275mg 6%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Carbs 23.45g 13.8g 3%
Choline 25.6mg 7.6mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 9.5g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 11mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.064mg 0%
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
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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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1166.4%
Contains more FatsFats +24735%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.9%
Contains more OtherOther +586.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1690%

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66896.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24642%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.