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Sesame vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sesame and jerusalem artichoke different?

  • Sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1 than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 438% higher.
  • Sesame contains 70 times more calcium than jerusalem artichoke. While sesame contains 975mg of calcium, jerusalem artichoke contains only 14mg.

Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw 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
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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1964.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6864.3%
Contains more IronIron +327.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2815.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +6358.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +706.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4814.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
~equal in Potassium ~429mg

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +311.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +247.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +926%
Contains more FolateFolate +646.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +694%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.14mg 438%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.001g 145%
Iron 14.55mg 3.4mg 139%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.06mg 104%
Calcium 975mg 14mg 96%
Magnesium 351mg 17mg 80%
Phosphorus 629mg 78mg 79%
Fats 49.67g 0.01g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.12mg 69%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.7µg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.077mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.2mg 49%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.004g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 1.6g 41%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0g 32%
Protein 17.73g 2g 31%
Calories 573kcal 73kcal 25%
Folate 97µg 13µg 21%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 1.3mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.06mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.397mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Carbs 23.45g 17.44g 2%
Potassium 468mg 429mg 1%
Choline 25.6mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 9.6g N/A
Sodium 11mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 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
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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +786.5%
Contains more FatsFats +496600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.5%
Contains more OtherOther +75.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1563.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +468875%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2177200%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.