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Sesame oil vs. Grape seed oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sesame oil and grape seed oil

  • Sesame oil is higher in monounsaturated fat, yet grape seed oil is higher in vitamin E and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Grape seed oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 183% more than sesame oil.
  • Sesame oil contains 2 times more monounsaturated fat than grape seed oil. While sesame oil contains 39.7g of monounsaturated fat, grape seed oil contains only 16.1g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in grape seed oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Oil, sesame, salad or cooking and Oil, grapeseed.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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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.
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% 28% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 34% 0% 0.11%
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% 576% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1957.1%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sesame oil Grape seed oil DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 41.7g 69.9g 188%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 28.8mg 183%
Monounsaturated fat 39.7g 16.1g 59%
Saturated fat 14.2g 9.6g 21%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 11%
Calories 884kcal 884kcal 0%
Fats 100g 100g 0%
Choline 0.2mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 42% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 39.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 41.7 g
10% 17% 73%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.6 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 69.9 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.6%

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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 oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171016/nutrients
  2. Grape seed oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171028/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.