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Sesame vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sesame and toffee?

  • Toffee has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and selenium than sesame.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 453% higher.
  • Sesame has 1230 times more manganese than toffee. Sesame has 2.46mg of manganese, while toffee has 0.002mg.
  • Sesame contains less saturated fat.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe types in this comparison.

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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%
Toffee
Toffee
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +8675%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2767.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +817.6%
Contains more IronIron +48400%
Contains more CopperCopper +135966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +6358.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1865.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +122900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4200%

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
6
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%
Toffee
Toffee
6
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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9787.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15469%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8677.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +4750%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +276%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Toffee DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.003mg 453%
Iron 14.55mg 0.03mg 182%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 1.222g 137%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.002mg 107%
Calcium 975mg 34mg 94%
Phosphorus 629mg 32mg 85%
Magnesium 351mg 4mg 83%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.12mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.008mg 65%
Saturated fat 6.957g 20.565g 62%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.8µg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.009mg 60%
Fiber 11.8g 0g 47%
Vitamin A 0µg 319µg 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 104mg 35%
Protein 17.73g 1.07g 33%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.029mg 28%
Fats 49.67g 32.75g 26%
Folate 97µg 2µg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 8.964g 24%
Carbs 23.45g 64.72g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.068mg 14%
Potassium 468mg 51mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.94mg 5%
Sodium 11mg 135mg 5%
Choline 25.6mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.134mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.8µg 2%
Calories 573kcal 560kcal 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 11.65g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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
Toffee
Toffee
1
33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1557%
Contains more FatsFats +51.7%
Contains more WaterWater +752.7%
Contains more OtherOther +390.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
Sesame
3
15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Toffee
Toffee
0
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +109.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1681.8%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.