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Sesame vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sesame and egg whites?

  • Sesame is richer than egg whites in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 451% more.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Egg, white, raw, fresh 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
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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3090.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13828.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +187.1%
Contains more IronIron +18087.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +17647.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +25733.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4093.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +72%

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
6
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% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19675%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15700%
Contains more FolateFolate +2325%
Contains more CholineCholine +2227.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Egg white DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.023mg 451%
Iron 14.55mg 0.08mg 181%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.011mg 106%
Calcium 975mg 7mg 97%
Phosphorus 629mg 15mg 88%
Magnesium 351mg 11mg 81%
Fats 49.67g 0.17g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.03mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.004mg 66%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.005mg 60%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 0g 47%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0g 32%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.105mg 28%
Calories 573kcal 52kcal 26%
Selenium 34.4µg 20µg 26%
Folate 97µg 4µg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.439mg 15%
Protein 17.73g 10.9g 14%
Potassium 468mg 163mg 9%
Carbs 23.45g 0.73g 8%
Sodium 11mg 166mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Choline 25.6mg 1.1mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 11.65g 0.73g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0.71g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.7%
Contains more FatsFats +29117.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3112.3%
Contains more OtherOther +607.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1767.2%

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.