Sesame vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sesame and corn

Corn contains less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than sesame.
Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 448% higher.
Corn contains 325 times less calcium than sesame. Sesame contains 975mg of calcium, while corn contains 3mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, 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

Corn

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.7%
Contains more IronIron	+3133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+8230.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+716.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1373.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17100%

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

Corn

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+750.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+468.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+321.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1484%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	4.082mg	0.049mg	448%
Iron	14.55mg	0.45mg	176%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	0.603g	141%
Manganese	2.46mg	0.167mg	100%
Calcium	975mg	3mg	97%
Phosphorus	629mg	77mg	79%
Magnesium	351mg	26mg	77%
Fats	49.67g	1.5g	74%
Zinc	7.75mg	0.62mg	65%
Selenium	34.4µg	0.2µg	62%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.093mg	58%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	0.139mg	50%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	0.374g	46%
Fiber	11.8g	2.4g	38%
Saturated fat	6.957g	0.197g	31%
Protein	17.73g	3.41g	29%
Calories	573kcal	96kcal	24%
Folate	97µg	23µg	19%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	1.683mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	0.057mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.792mg	15%
Potassium	468mg	218mg	7%
Vitamin C	0mg	5.5mg	6%
Starch		7.17g	3%
Carbs	23.45g	20.98g	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	13µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.09mg	1%
Choline	25.6mg	29.1mg	1%
Fructose		0.79g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	282kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	104g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	5	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	18.58g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g	4.54g	N/A
Sodium	11mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.4µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	0.133mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	0.133mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	0.358mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	0.141mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.069mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	0.155mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	0.191mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.091mg	0%