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Tahini vs. Almond oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tahini and almond oil

  • Tahini is higher in copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, selenium, calcium, zinc, fiber, and vitamin B2, yet almond oil is higher in vitamin E.
  • Almond oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 260% more than tahini.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted, and toasted kernels (most common type) and Oil, almond.

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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.
Tahini
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 68% 128% 37% 336% 537% 126% 314% 15% 190% 188%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Tahini
8
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% 1% 5% 0% 305% 109% 102% 42% 34% 0% 0% 74% 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 0% 0% 784% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 18% 0% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +6350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15580%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tahini Almond oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.25mg 39.2mg 260%
Copper 1.61mg 0mg 179%
Monounsaturated fat 20.302g 69.9g 124%
Iron 8.95mg 0mg 112%
Phosphorus 732mg 0mg 105%
Vitamin B1 1.22mg 0mg 102%
Fats 53.76g 100g 71%
Manganese 1.456mg 63%
Selenium 34.4µg 0µg 63%
Calcium 426mg 0mg 43%
Zinc 4.62mg 0mg 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 23.564g 17.4g 41%
Fiber 9.3g 0g 37%
Vitamin B2 0.473mg 0mg 36%
Protein 17g 0g 34%
Vitamin B3 5.45mg 0mg 34%
Folate 98µg 0µg 25%
Magnesium 95mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.693mg 0mg 14%
Calories 595kcal 884kcal 14%
Potassium 414mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0mg 11%
Carbs 21.19g 0g 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Sodium 115mg 0mg 5%
Choline 25.8mg 0.4mg 5%
Saturated fat 7.529g 8.2g 3%
Net carbs 11.89g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.49g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.372mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.706mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.731mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.302mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.561mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.901mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.5mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tahini
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17% 54% 21% 3% 5%
Protein: 17 g
Fats: 53.76 g
Carbs: 21.19 g
Water: 3.05 g
Other: 5 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +86%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tahini
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 20.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 23.564 g
9% 73% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 69.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 17.4 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +35.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +244.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~8.2g

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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. Tahini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170189/nutrients
  2. Almond oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171031/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.