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Sesame vs. Jujube — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sesame and jujube different?

  • Sesame is higher in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, jujube is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 445% higher.
  • Sesame contains 155 times more zinc than jujube. While sesame contains 7.75mg of zinc, jujube contains only 0.05mg.

Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Jujube, 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
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%
Jujube
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.3% 22% 18% 24% 1.4% 9.9% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3410%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4542.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.2%
Contains more IronIron +2931.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +5491.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +15400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2634.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2828.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%

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%
Jujube
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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 230% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 9.2% 17% 0% 19% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3855%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +517.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +401.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +875.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Jujube DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.073mg 445%
Iron 14.55mg 0.48mg 176%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.084mg 103%
Calcium 975mg 21mg 95%
Phosphorus 629mg 23mg 87%
Magnesium 351mg 10mg 81%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Fats 49.67g 0.2g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.05mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.02mg 64%
Selenium 34.4µg 63%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.081mg 55%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 47%
Protein 17.73g 1.2g 33%
Saturated fat 6.957g 32%
Calories 573kcal 79kcal 25%
Folate 97µg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.9mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.04mg 16%
Potassium 468mg 250mg 6%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Carbs 23.45g 20.23g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 20.23g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Sodium 11mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 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
Jujube
1
20% 78%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 20.23 g
Water: 77.86 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1377.5%
Contains more FatsFats +24735%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.9%
Contains more OtherOther +774.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1560.1%

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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
  2. Jujube - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168151/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.