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Sesame vs. Miso — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sesame and miso

  • Miso has less copper, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, and zinc.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 407% more than miso.
  • Miso contains 17 times less calcium than sesame. Sesame contains 975mg of calcium, while miso contains 57mg.
  • Sesame has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Miso.

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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
10
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%
Miso
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +631.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1610.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +122.9%
Contains more IronIron +484.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +871.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +202.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +295.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +186.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +391.4%

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
5
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%
Miso
5
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% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +707.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +398.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +297%
Contains more FolateFolate +410.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +574%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +182%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.233mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Miso DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.42mg 407%
Sodium 11mg 3728mg 162%
Iron 14.55mg 2.49mg 151%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 2.884g 126%
Calcium 975mg 57mg 92%
Magnesium 351mg 48mg 72%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.859mg 70%
Phosphorus 629mg 159mg 67%
Fats 49.67g 6.01g 67%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.098mg 58%
Selenium 34.4µg 7µg 50%
Zinc 7.75mg 2.56mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.199mg 45%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 1.118g 44%
Saturated fat 6.957g 1.025g 27%
Fiber 11.8g 5.4g 26%
Vitamin K 0µg 29.3µg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.906mg 23%
Folate 97µg 19µg 20%
Calories 573kcal 198kcal 19%
Protein 17.73g 12.79g 10%
Choline 25.6mg 72.2mg 8%
Fructose 6g 8%
Potassium 468mg 210mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.337mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.01mg 2%
Carbs 23.45g 25.37g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.233mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 19.97g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.155mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.479mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.508mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.82mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.478mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.486mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.243mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
2
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
Miso
3
13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.6%
Contains more FatsFats +726.5%
Contains more WaterWater +817.3%
Contains more OtherOther +187.2%
~equal in Carbs ~25.37g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
2
15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Miso
1
20% 22% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.884 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1577.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +655%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.3%

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/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.