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Sesame vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sesame and lychee?

  • Sesame is higher in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and selenium, yet lychee is higher in vitamin C.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 437% more.
  • Sesame has 195 times more calcium than lychee. While sesame has 975mg of calcium, lychee has only 5mg.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Litchis, raw types 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%
Lychee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3410%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +19400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +173.7%
Contains more IronIron +4593.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +2658.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +10971.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1929%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4372.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%

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
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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%
Lychee
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7090.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +648.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +690%
Contains more FolateFolate +592.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +260.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Lychee DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.148mg 437%
Iron 14.55mg 0.31mg 178%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.132g 144%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.055mg 105%
Calcium 975mg 5mg 97%
Phosphorus 629mg 31mg 85%
Magnesium 351mg 10mg 81%
Vitamin C 0mg 71.5mg 79%
Fats 49.67g 0.44g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.07mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.011mg 65%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.6µg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.1mg 53%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.12g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 1.3g 42%
Protein 17.73g 0.83g 34%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.099g 31%
Calories 573kcal 66kcal 25%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.603mg 24%
Folate 97µg 14µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.065mg 14%
Potassium 468mg 171mg 9%
Choline 25.6mg 7.1mg 3%
Carbs 23.45g 16.53g 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 15.23g N/A
Sodium 11mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.009mg 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
Lychee
1
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2036.1%
Contains more FatsFats +11188.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.9%
Contains more OtherOther +913.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1643.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Lychee
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28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15532.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16394.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.