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Sesame vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sesame and sweet and sour

  • The amount of copper, iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6 in sesame is higher than in sweet and sour.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 445% more than sweet and sour.
  • Sesame contains 98 times more calcium than sweet and sour. While sesame contains 975mg of calcium, sweet, and sour contains only 10mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4287.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +372.7%
Contains more IronIron +6828.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +5067.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +8511.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8885.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +223.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8500%

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
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%
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1547.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2314.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1390.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1112.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.079mg 445%
Iron 14.55mg 0.21mg 179%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0g 145%
Calcium 975mg 10mg 97%
Phosphorus 629mg 7mg 89%
Magnesium 351mg 8mg 82%
Fats 49.67g 0.02g 76%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.761mg 74%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.09mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.048mg 62%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.4µg 62%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.053mg 57%
Fiber 11.8g 0.1g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0g 47%
Protein 17.73g 0.27g 35%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0g 32%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.187mg 27%
Folate 97µg 8µg 22%
Calories 573kcal 150kcal 21%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.019mg 18%
Sodium 11mg 371mg 16%
Potassium 468mg 99mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Carbs 23.45g 38.22g 5%
Choline 25.6mg 2.4mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.093mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6466.7%
Contains more FatsFats +248250%
Contains more OtherOther +265.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63%
Contains more WaterWater +1185.1%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.