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Sesame vs. Raisin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sesame and raisins

  • Raisins contain less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than sesame.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 418% higher.
  • Raisins contain 57 times less selenium than sesame. Sesame contains 34.4µg of selenium, while raisins contain 0.6µg.

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

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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
8
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%
Raisin
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 66% 71% 106% 6% 43% 1.4% 39% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +996.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1850%
Contains more IronIron +673.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1183.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3422.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +522.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +722.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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
7
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%
Raisin
3
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 7.7% 0% 2.4% 0% 27% 29% 14% 5.7% 40% 0% 8.8% 3.8% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +646.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +489.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354%
Contains more FolateFolate +1840%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Raisin DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.318mg 418%
Iron 14.55mg 1.88mg 158%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.037g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.299mg 94%
Calcium 975mg 50mg 93%
Fats 49.67g 0.46g 76%
Magnesium 351mg 32mg 76%
Phosphorus 629mg 101mg 75%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.22mg 68%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.6µg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.106mg 57%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.051g 47%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.174mg 47%
Fructose 29.68g 37%
Fiber 11.8g 3.7g 32%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.058g 31%
Protein 17.73g 3.07g 29%
Folate 97µg 5µg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.766mg 23%
Carbs 23.45g 79.18g 19%
Calories 573kcal 299kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.125mg 9%
Potassium 468mg 749mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.5µg 3%
Choline 25.6mg 11.1mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.12mg 1%
Starch 2.7g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.095mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 75.48g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 59.19g N/A
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.057mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.065mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.083mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.072mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A

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
Raisin
2
3% 79% 15% 2%
Protein: 3.07 g
Fats: 0.46 g
Carbs: 79.18 g
Water: 15.43 g
Other: 1.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +477.5%
Contains more FatsFats +10697.8%
Contains more OtherOther +139.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237.7%
Contains more WaterWater +229%

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
Raisin
1
40% 35% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.051 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.037 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36682.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58745.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Raisin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168165/nutrients

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

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