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Sesame vs. Ginger ale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sesame and ginger ale different?

  • Sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6 than ginger ale.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 452% higher.

Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale are the varieties used 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
9
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 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46700%
Contains more IronIron +7983.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +22577.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +15400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18823.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%

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
8
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Ginger ale DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.018mg 452%
Iron 14.55mg 0.18mg 180%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.013mg 106%
Calcium 975mg 3mg 97%
Phosphorus 629mg 0mg 90%
Magnesium 351mg 1mg 83%
Fats 49.67g 0g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.05mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0mg 66%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.1µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0mg 61%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 0g 47%
Protein 17.73g 0g 35%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0g 32%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0mg 28%
Calories 573kcal 34kcal 27%
Folate 97µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0mg 19%
Potassium 468mg 1mg 14%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Choline 25.6mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 23.45g 8.76g 5%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 8.76g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 8.9g N/A
Sodium 11mg 7mg 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +167.7%
Contains more OtherOther +44500%
Contains more WaterWater +1845.2%

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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. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/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.