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Sesame vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sesame and tomato paste different?

  • Sesame has more copper, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6 than tomato paste.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 413% higher.
  • Sesame contains 27 times more calcium than tomato paste. While sesame contains 975mg of calcium, tomato paste contains only 36mg.

Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added are the varieties used in this article.

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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
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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +735.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2608.3%
Contains more IronIron +388.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1018.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1130.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +657.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +714.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +549.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.7%

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
5
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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1218.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +265.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +708.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1620%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Tomato paste DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.365mg 413%
Iron 14.55mg 2.98mg 145%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.16g 144%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.302mg 94%
Calcium 975mg 36mg 94%
Phosphorus 629mg 83mg 78%
Fats 49.67g 0.47g 76%
Magnesium 351mg 42mg 74%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.63mg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.06mg 61%
Selenium 34.4µg 5.3µg 53%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.067g 47%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.216mg 44%
Fiber 11.8g 4.1g 31%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.1g 31%
Protein 17.73g 4.32g 27%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 4.3mg 27%
Calories 573kcal 82kcal 25%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.9mg 24%
Folate 97µg 12µg 21%
Potassium 468mg 1014mg 16%
Vitamin K 0µg 11.4µg 10%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 3.076mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 76µg 8%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.153mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.142mg 2%
Sodium 11mg 59mg 2%
Choline 25.6mg 38.5mg 2%
Carbs 23.45g 18.91g 2%
Net carbs 11.65g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.071mg 0%

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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +310.4%
Contains more FatsFats +10468.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24%
Contains more OtherOther +59.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1467.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sesame
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
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27898.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13508.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.