Sesame vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sesame and lentil

The amount of copper, iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 in sesame is higher than in lentil.
Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 426% more than lentil.
Sesame contains 51 times more calcium than lentil. While sesame contains 975mg of calcium, lentil contains only 19mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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

Lentil

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+5031.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.8%
Contains more IronIron	+336.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1526.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+510.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+249.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+398%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1128.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-81.8%

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

Lentil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+368%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+238.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+325.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+343.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1176%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+86.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	4.082mg	0.251mg	426%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	0.175g	144%
Iron	14.55mg	3.33mg	140%
Calcium	975mg	19mg	96%
Manganese	2.46mg	0.494mg	85%
Fats	49.67g	0.38g	76%
Magnesium	351mg	36mg	75%
Phosphorus	629mg	180mg	64%
Zinc	7.75mg	1.27mg	59%
Selenium	34.4µg	2.8µg	57%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.169mg	52%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	0.178mg	47%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	0.064g	47%
Saturated fat	6.957g	0.053g	31%
Calories	573kcal	116kcal	23%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	1.06mg	22%
Folate	97µg	181µg	21%
Protein	17.73g	9.02g	17%
Fiber	11.8g	7.9g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	0.073mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.638mg	12%
Potassium	468mg	369mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.5mg	2%
Carbs	23.45g	20.13g	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.7µg	1%
Choline	25.6mg	32.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	129kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	12.23g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g	1.8g	N/A
Sodium	11mg	2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	0.323mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	0.39mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	0.654mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	0.63mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.077mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	0.448mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.254mg	0%