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Sesame vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sesame and vegetable?

  • Sesame is higher in copper, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1, yet vegetable is higher in vitamin A.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 444% more.
  • Sesame has 115 times more selenium than vegetable. While sesame has 34.4µg of selenium, vegetable has only 0.3µg.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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
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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1495.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.9%
Contains more IronIron +1674.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +4818.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1481.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +549.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11366.7%

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
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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1014.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +430.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +967.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +410.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +202%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~24.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame Vegetable DV% diff.
Copper 4.082mg 0.083mg 444%
Iron 14.55mg 0.82mg 172%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.773g 0.072g 145%
Calcium 975mg 25mg 95%
Manganese 2.46mg 0.379mg 90%
Phosphorus 629mg 51mg 83%
Magnesium 351mg 22mg 78%
Fats 49.67g 0.15g 76%
Zinc 7.75mg 0.49mg 66%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.3µg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.791mg 0.071mg 60%
Vitamin B6 0.79mg 0.074mg 55%
Monounsaturated fat 18.759g 0.01g 47%
Saturated fat 6.957g 0.031g 31%
Protein 17.73g 2.86g 30%
Fiber 11.8g 4.4g 30%
Calories 573kcal 65kcal 25%
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.515mg 0.851mg 23%
Folate 97µg 19µg 20%
Vitamin K 0µg 23.5µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.12mg 10%
Potassium 468mg 169mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Carbs 23.45g 13.09g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 0.151mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.38mg 1%
Sodium 11mg 35mg 1%
Net carbs 11.65g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 3.12g N/A
Choline 25.6mg 24.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0.073mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +519.9%
Contains more FatsFats +33013.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.1%
Contains more OtherOther +565.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1674.6%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +187490%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30140.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.