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Sesame vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sesame and fettuccine

  • Fettuccine has less iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, fiber, and folate.
  • Sesame covers your daily iron needs 174% more than fettuccine.
  • Fettuccine contains 78 times less zinc than sesame. Sesame contains 7.75mg of zinc, while fettuccine contains 0.1mg.
  • Fettuccine has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree.

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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 4.3% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3382.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +178.6%
Contains more IronIron +2325%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +7650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2416%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +778.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1480%
Contains more FolateFolate +1516.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Fettuccine DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 454%
Iron 14.55mg 0.6mg 174%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.4g 142%
Manganese 2.46mg 107%
Calcium 975mg 28mg 95%
Phosphorus 629mg 25mg 86%
Magnesium 351mg 6mg 82%
Fats 49.67g 2.7g 72%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.1mg 70%
Selenium 34.4µg 63%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.09mg 58%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.05mg 57%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.9g 45%
Fiber 11.8g 2g 39%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.9g 28%
Calories 573kcal 99kcal 24%
Folate 97µg 6µg 23%
Protein 17.73g 6.2g 23%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 1.8mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.07mg 14%
Potassium 468mg 168mg 9%
Sodium 11mg 166mg 7%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Carbs 23.45g 14g 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.45mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 12g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 1.3g N/A
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
6% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +186%
Contains more FatsFats +1739.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.5%
Contains more OtherOther +134.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1503.4%

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
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1984.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5343.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.1%

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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

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.