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Sesame vs. Okra — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sesame and okra

  • Okra contains less copper, iron, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than sesame.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 441% higher.
  • Okra contains 49 times less selenium than sesame. Sesame contains 34.4µg of selenium, while okra contains 0.7µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Okra, raw.

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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%
Okra
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 25% 26% 23% 36% 16% 26% 0.91% 103% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +515.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1089%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.5%
Contains more IronIron +2246.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +3645%
Contains more ZincZinc +1236.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +931.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +212.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4814.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%

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
6
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%
Okra
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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 77% 12% 5.4% 0% 50% 14% 19% 15% 50% 0% 78% 45% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +311.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +351.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +267.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +61.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +108.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +390%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.27mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Okra DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.109mg 441%
Iron 14.55mg 0.62mg 174%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.027g 145%
Calcium 975mg 82mg 89%
Phosphorus 629mg 61mg 81%
Fats 49.67g 0.19g 76%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.788mg 73%
Magnesium 351mg 57mg 70%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.58mg 65%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.7µg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.2mg 49%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.017g 47%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.215mg 44%
Fiber 11.8g 3.2g 34%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.026g 32%
Protein 17.73g 1.93g 32%
Calories 573kcal 33kcal 27%
Vitamin C 0mg 23mg 26%
Vitamin K 0µg 31.3µg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 1mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.06mg 14%
Folate 97µg 60µg 9%
Carbs 23.45g 7.45g 5%
Potassium 468mg 299mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 36µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.245mg 4%
Choline 25.6mg 12.3mg 2%
Fructose 0.57g 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 4.25g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 1.48g N/A
Starch 0.34g 0%
Sodium 11mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.27mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.081mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.091mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.031mg 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
Okra
1
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.45 g
Water: 89.58 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +818.7%
Contains more FatsFats +26042.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +214.8%
Contains more OtherOther +424.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1810%

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
Okra
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37% 24% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +110247.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +80540.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Okra - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169260/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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