Macadamia vs. Tahini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between macadamia and tahini?

Macadamia is higher in manganese, yet tahini is higher in copper, phosphorus, iron, selenium, calcium, zinc, vitamin B2, and folate.
Macadamia's daily need coverage for manganese is 116% more.
Macadamia has 2 times more saturated fat than tahini. While macadamia has 12.061g of saturated fat, tahini has only 7.529g.

We used Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw and Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted, and toasted kernels (most common type) 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.

Macadamia

Tahini

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+183.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+401.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+142.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+113%
Contains more ZincZinc	+255.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+289.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+855.6%

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.

Macadamia

Tahini

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+116%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+192%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+120.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+790.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.693mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.502g	23.564g	147%
Manganese	4.131mg	1.456mg	116%
Monounsaturated fat	58.877g	20.302g	96%
Copper	0.756mg	1.61mg	95%
Phosphorus	188mg	732mg	78%
Iron	3.69mg	8.95mg	66%
Selenium	3.6µg	34.4µg	56%
Fats	75.77g	53.76g	34%
Calcium	85mg	426mg	34%
Zinc	1.3mg	4.62mg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.473mg	24%
Folate	11µg	98µg	22%
Saturated fat	12.061g	7.529g	21%
Vitamin B3	2.473mg	5.45mg	19%
Protein	7.91g	17g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.275mg	0.149mg	10%
Magnesium	130mg	95mg	8%
Calories	718kcal	595kcal	6%
Sodium	5mg	115mg	5%
Choline		25.8mg	5%
Fiber	8.6g	9.3g	3%
Carbs	13.82g	21.19g	2%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	0.25mg	2%
Vitamin B1	1.195mg	1.22mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	368mg	414mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.758mg	0.693mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	908kcal	350kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	17g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5	5.8	N/A
Net carbs	5.22g	11.89g	N/A
Sugar	4.57g	0.49g	N/A
Starch	1.05g		0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.372mg	0%
Threonine	0.37mg	0.706mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.731mg	0%
Leucine	0.602mg	1.302mg	0%
Lysine	0.018mg	0.545mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.561mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.665mg	0.901mg	0%
Valine	0.363mg	0.95mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.5mg	0%
Fructose	0.07g		0%