Cumin vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cumin and sesame?

Cumin is higher in iron, potassium, manganese, and vitamin A, yet sesame is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, and folate.
Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 648% more.
Cumin has 141 times more vitamin A than sesame. While cumin has 1270 IU of vitamin A, sesame has only 9 IU.
The amount of saturated fat in cumin is lower.

We used Spices, cumin seed 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.

Cumin

Sesame

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+282.1%
Contains more IronIron	+356.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+370.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+61.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+561.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~351mg

~equal in Calcium ~975mg

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.

Cumin

Sesame

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1232%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+81.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+870%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.515mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	66.36mg	14.55mg	648%
Copper	0.867mg	4.082mg	357%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.279g	21.773g	123%
Selenium	5.2µg	34.4µg	53%
Fats	22.27g	49.67g	42%
Potassium	1788mg	468mg	39%
Manganese	3.333mg	2.46mg	38%
Zinc	4.8mg	7.75mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.435mg	0.79mg	27%
Saturated fat	1.535g	6.957g	25%
Folate	10µg	97µg	22%
Vitamin E	3.33mg	0.25mg	21%
Phosphorus	499mg	629mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.628mg	0.791mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	14.04g	18.759g	12%
Calories	375kcal	573kcal	10%
Vitamin C	7.7mg	0mg	9%
Carbs	44.24g	23.45g	7%
Sodium	168mg	11mg	7%
Vitamin A	64µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.247mg	6%
Fiber	10.5g	11.8g	5%
Vitamin K	5.4µg	0µg	5%
Magnesium	366mg	351mg	4%
Calcium	931mg	975mg	4%
Vitamin B5		0.05mg	1%
Protein	17.81g	17.73g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	323kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	17g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	11	5.8	N/A
Net carbs	33.74g	11.65g	N/A
Sugar	2.25g	0.3g	N/A
Vitamin B3	4.579mg	4.515mg	0%
Choline	24.7mg	25.6mg	0%
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%