Sesame oil vs. Walnut oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sesame oil and walnut oil?

Sesame oil is richer in vitamin E and monounsaturated fat, while walnut oil is higher in polyunsaturated fat.
Sesame oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 26% higher.
Walnut oil has 4 times less vitamin E than sesame oil. Sesame oil has 1.4mg of vitamin E, while walnut oil has 0.4mg.
Walnut oil is lower in saturated fat.

We used Oil, sesame, salad or cooking and Oil, walnut 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 oil

Walnut oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 oil

Walnut oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+250%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+10.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	41.7g	63.3g	144%
Monounsaturated fat	39.7g	22.8g	42%
Saturated fat	14.2g	9.1g	23%
Vitamin E	1.4mg	0.4mg	7%
Vitamin K	13.6µg	15µg	1%
Calories	884kcal	884kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Choline	0.2mg	0.4mg	0%