Chocolate vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chocolate and sesame

Chocolate has less copper, calcium, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, and magnesium.
Sesame covers your daily copper needs 339% more than chocolate.
Sesame contains 3 times less saturated fat than chocolate. Chocolate contains 18.519g of saturated fat, while sesame contains 6.957g.

Food varieties used in this article are Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate

Sesame

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+19.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+140.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1641.1%
Contains more IronIron	+81.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+297.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+285.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+205.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+73.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1046.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chocolate

Sesame

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+116%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+494%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3064%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+394%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+522.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1781%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.028mg	4.082mg	339%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.092g	21.773g	138%
Calcium	56mg	975mg	92%
Iron	8.02mg	14.55mg	82%
Vitamin B1	0.025mg	0.791mg	64%
Phosphorus	206mg	629mg	60%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.79mg	58%
Selenium	3µg	34.4µg	57%
Saturated fat	18.519g	6.957g	53%
Zinc	2.01mg	7.75mg	52%
Magnesium	146mg	351mg	49%
Manganese	1.419mg	2.46mg	45%
Fats	31.28g	49.67g	28%
Protein	4.88g	17.73g	26%
Vitamin B3	0.725mg	4.515mg	24%
Folate		97µg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	9.54g	18.759g	23%
Fiber	7g	11.8g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.247mg	15%
Carbs	61.17g	23.45g	13%
Caffeine	43mg	0mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0µg	10%
Vitamin K	8.1µg	0µg	7%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.947g		6%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.05mg	5%
Choline		25.6mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.085g		5%
Cholesterol	8mg	0mg	3%
Potassium	559mg	468mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	0.25mg	2%
Calories	546kcal	573kcal	1%
Sodium	24mg	11mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.89g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1119kcal	323kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	17g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	5.8	N/A
Net carbs	54.17g	11.65g	N/A
Sugar	47.9g	0.3g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.112g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.388mg	0%
Threonine		0.736mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.763mg	0%
Leucine		1.358mg	0%
Lysine		0.569mg	0%
Methionine		0.586mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.94mg	0%
Valine		0.99mg	0%
Histidine		0.522mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A