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Sesame vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sesame and feijoa?

  • Sesame is higher in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, yet feijoa is higher in vitamin C.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 450% more.
  • Sesame has 132 times more vitamin B1 than feijoa. While sesame has 0.791mg of vitamin B1, feijoa has only 0.006mg.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Feijoa, 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%
Feijoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5635.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.1%
Contains more IronIron +10292.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +11238.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +12816.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3210.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2828.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%

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%
Feijoa
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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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13083.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1272.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1430.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1079.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +366%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Feijoa DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.036mg 450%
Iron 14.55mg 0.14mg 180%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.136g 144%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.084mg 103%
Calcium 975mg 17mg 96%
Phosphorus 629mg 19mg 87%
Magnesium 351mg 9mg 81%
Fats 49.67g 0.42g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.06mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.006mg 65%
Selenium 34.4µg 63%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.067mg 56%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.056g 47%
Vitamin C 0mg 32.9mg 37%
Protein 17.73g 0.71g 34%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.104g 31%
Calories 573kcal 61kcal 26%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.295mg 26%
Fiber 11.8g 6.4g 22%
Folate 97µg 23µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.018mg 18%
Potassium 468mg 172mg 9%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.233mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.5µg 3%
Carbs 23.45g 15.21g 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.16mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 8.81g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 8.2g N/A
Sodium 11mg 3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

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
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2397.2%
Contains more FatsFats +11726.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1073.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1675.7%

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
Feijoa
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35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33398.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15909.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/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.