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Sesame vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sesame and sugar substitute

  • Sugar substitute has less copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 453% more.
  • Sesame has 194 times more zinc than sugar substitute. Sesame has 7.75mg of zinc, while sugar substitute has 0.04mg.
  • Sesame is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown.

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1100%
Contains more IronIron +8993.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +58214.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +19275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7762.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11081.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~879mg

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%
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% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5173.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.007mg 453%
Iron 14.55mg 0.16mg 180%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 145%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.022mg 106%
Phosphorus 629mg 8mg 89%
Magnesium 351mg 6mg 82%
Fats 49.67g 0g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.04mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.015mg 65%
Selenium 34.4µg 63%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.015mg 60%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 47%
Fiber 11.8g 0.6g 45%
Saturated fat 6.957g 32%
Protein 17.73g 2.06g 31%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 28%
Folate 97µg 24%
Sodium 11mg 572mg 24%
Carbs 23.45g 84.77g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.015mg 18%
Potassium 468mg 39mg 13%
Calories 573kcal 347kcal 11%
Calcium 975mg 879mg 10%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.08mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 4.03g N/A
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
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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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +760.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +261.5%
Contains more WaterWater +94.9%
~equal in Other ~4.03g

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients

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

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