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Sesame vs. Pigeon pea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sesame and pigeon pea

  • Pigeon pea has less copper, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Sesame covers your daily copper needs 424% more than pigeon pea.
  • Pigeon pea contains 23 times less calcium than sesame. Sesame contains 975mg of calcium, while pigeon pea contains 43mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 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
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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 33% 13% 34% 42% 90% 25% 51% 0.65% 65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +663%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2167.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.9%
Contains more IronIron +1210.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1417.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +761.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +428.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +391%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1086.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%

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
Sesame
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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 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 37% 14% 15% 19% 12% 0% 0% 83% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +441.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +318.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +478.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1480%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +538%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Pigeon pea DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.269mg 424%
Iron 14.55mg 1.11mg 168%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.205g 144%
Calcium 975mg 43mg 93%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.501mg 85%
Fats 49.67g 0.38g 76%
Magnesium 351mg 46mg 73%
Phosphorus 629mg 119mg 73%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.9mg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.05mg 57%
Selenium 34.4µg 2.9µg 57%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.146mg 54%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.003g 47%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.083g 31%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.781mg 23%
Calories 573kcal 121kcal 23%
Protein 17.73g 6.76g 22%
Fiber 11.8g 6.7g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.059mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.319mg 5%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Folate 97µg 111µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Potassium 468mg 384mg 2%
Net carbs 11.65g 16.55g N/A
Carbs 23.45g 23.25g 0%
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Sodium 11mg 5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.239mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.245mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.579mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.292mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.241mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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
7% 23% 69%
Protein: 6.76 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 23.25 g
Water: 68.55 g
Other: 1.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +162.3%
Contains more FatsFats +12971.1%
Contains more OtherOther +320.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1361.6%
~equal in Carbs ~23.25g

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
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.205 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +625200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10521%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Pigeon pea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172437/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.