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Sesame vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sesame and caviar

  • Sesame has more copper, manganese, calcium, and zinc; however, caviar is higher in vitamin B12, choline, vitamin B5, and selenium.
  • Caviar covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 833% more than sesame.
  • Caviar contains 49 times less manganese than sesame. Sesame contains 2.46mg of manganese, while caviar contains 0.05mg.
  • Sesame has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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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%
Caviar
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 214% 83% 16% 446% 37% 26% 153% 196% 6.5% 357%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +254.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +158.6%
Contains more IronIron +22.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +3610.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +715.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +76.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4820%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90.4%

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%
Caviar
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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% 90% 38% 44% 48% 143% 2.3% 210% 74% 2500% 1.5% 38% 268%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3662.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +146.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +94%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +656%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1817.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Caviar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 20µg 833%
Copper 4.082mg 0.11mg 441%
Cholesterol 0mg 588mg 196%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.05mg 105%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 7.405g 96%
Choline 25.6mg 490.9mg 85%
Calcium 975mg 275mg 70%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 3.5mg 69%
Sodium 11mg 1500mg 65%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.95mg 62%
Selenium 34.4µg 65.5µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.19mg 50%
Fats 49.67g 17.9g 49%
Fiber 11.8g 0g 47%
Phosphorus 629mg 356mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.32mg 36%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 4.631g 35%
Iron 14.55mg 11.88mg 33%
Vitamin A 0µg 271µg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.62mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.12mg 27%
Calories 573kcal 264kcal 15%
Vitamin D 0IU 117IU 15%
Vitamin D 0µg 2.9µg 15%
Protein 17.73g 24.6g 14%
Saturated fat 6.957g 4.06g 13%
Magnesium 351mg 300mg 12%
Folate 97µg 50µg 12%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 1.89mg 11%
Potassium 468mg 181mg 8%
Carbs 23.45g 4g 6%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 4g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.323mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 1.263mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 1.035mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 2.133mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 1.834mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.646mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 1.071mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 1.263mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.649mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 2.741g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 3.8g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.229g 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
Caviar
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25% 18% 4% 48% 6%
Protein: 24.6 g
Fats: 17.9 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 47.5 g
Other: 6 g
Contains more FatsFats +177.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +486.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.7%
Contains more WaterWater +912.8%
Contains more OtherOther +34.5%

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
Caviar
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25% 29% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.631 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.405 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +305.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.6%

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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. Caviar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174188/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.