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Sesame vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sesame and grapefruit

  • Grapefruit has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 450% more than grapefruit.
  • Grapefruit contains 344 times less selenium than sesame. Sesame contains 34.4µg of selenium, while grapefruit contains 0.1µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas.

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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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4331.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +246.7%
Contains more IronIron +18087.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +12656.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +10971.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3394.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11081.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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
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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1739.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +696.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2113.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1390.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +646.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +232.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +424%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Grapefruit DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.032mg 450%
Iron 14.55mg 0.08mg 181%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.036g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.022mg 106%
Calcium 975mg 22mg 95%
Phosphorus 629mg 18mg 87%
Magnesium 351mg 9mg 81%
Fats 49.67g 0.14g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.07mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.043mg 62%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.1µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.053mg 57%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.02g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 1.6g 41%
Vitamin C 0mg 31.2mg 35%
Protein 17.73g 0.77g 34%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.021g 32%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.204mg 27%
Calories 573kcal 42kcal 27%
Folate 97µg 13µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.031mg 17%
Potassium 468mg 135mg 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.262mg 4%
Carbs 23.45g 10.66g 4%
Choline 25.6mg 7.7mg 3%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.13mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 9.06g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 6.89g N/A
Sodium 11mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.019mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.015mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2202.6%
Contains more FatsFats +35378.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120%
Contains more OtherOther +1105.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1777.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93695%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60380.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.