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Sesame vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sesame and parsley

  • Sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and selenium; however, parsley is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Parsley covers your daily vitamin K needs 1367% more than sesame.
  • Parsley has 344 times less selenium than sesame. Sesame has 34.4µg of selenium, while parsley has 0.1µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Parsley, fresh.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +602%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +606.5%
Contains more IronIron +134.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2639.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +624.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +984.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1437.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.4%

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%
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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +819.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +152%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +243.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +777.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +56.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Parsley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 1640µg 1367%
Copper 4.082mg 0.149mg 437%
Vitamin C 0mg 133mg 148%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.124g 144%
Iron 14.55mg 6.2mg 104%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.16mg 100%
Calcium 975mg 138mg 84%
Phosphorus 629mg 58mg 82%
Fats 49.67g 0.79g 75%
Magnesium 351mg 50mg 72%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.1µg 62%
Zinc 7.75mg 1.07mg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.086mg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.09mg 54%
Vitamin A 0µg 421µg 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.295g 46%
Fiber 11.8g 3.3g 34%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.132g 31%
Protein 17.73g 2.97g 30%
Calories 573kcal 36kcal 27%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 1.313mg 20%
Folate 97µg 152µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.098mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.4mg 7%
Carbs 23.45g 6.33g 6%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.75mg 3%
Potassium 468mg 554mg 3%
Sodium 11mg 56mg 2%
Choline 25.6mg 12.8mg 2%
Net carbs 11.65g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0.85g N/A
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
4
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
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +497%
Contains more FatsFats +6187.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +270.5%
Contains more OtherOther +102.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1770.1%

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
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6259%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17458.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/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.