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Vegetable vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between vegetable and sesame?

  • Vegetable is higher in vitamin A, yet sesame is higher in copper, iron, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 444% more.
  • Vegetable has 475 times more vitamin A than sesame. While vegetable has 4277IU of vitamin A, sesame has only 9IU.

We used Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried 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.
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%
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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%
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.
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%
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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%
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 +∞%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~25.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

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

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +187490%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30140.3%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.