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Sesame vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sesame and merlot

  • Merlot has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 452% more than merlot.
  • Merlot contains 172 times less selenium than sesame. Sesame contains 34.4µg of selenium, while merlot contains 0.2µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2825%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12087.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +268.5%
Contains more IronIron +3063%
Contains more CopperCopper +37009.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +5435.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2634.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1763.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%

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%
Merlot
0
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% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +696.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1915.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1286%
Contains more FolateFolate +9600%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Merlot DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.011mg 452%
Iron 14.55mg 0.46mg 176%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.132mg 101%
Calcium 975mg 8mg 97%
Phosphorus 629mg 23mg 87%
Magnesium 351mg 12mg 81%
Fats 49.67g 0g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.14mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.005mg 66%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.2µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.057mg 56%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 0g 47%
Protein 17.73g 0.07g 35%
Saturated fat 6.957g 32%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.224mg 27%
Calories 573kcal 83kcal 25%
Folate 97µg 1µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.031mg 17%
Potassium 468mg 127mg 10%
Carbs 23.45g 2.51g 7%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Net carbs 11.65g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 11mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.03mg 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
3
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
Merlot
2
3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25228.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +834.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1746.3%
Contains more OtherOther +142.8%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.