Sesame vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sesame and cornmeal

Cornmeal has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Sesame covers your daily copper needs 445% more than cornmeal.
Cornmeal contains 325 times less calcium than sesame. Sesame contains 975mg of calcium, while cornmeal contains 3mg.
Cornmeal has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow.

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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.

Sesame

Cornmeal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+996.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+229.6%
Contains more IronIron	+233.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+5271.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1074.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+535.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1313.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+227.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-36.4%

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.

Sesame

Cornmeal

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+43.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+334.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+380%
Contains more FolateFolate	+115.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.968mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	4.082mg	0.076mg	445%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	0.828g	140%
Iron	14.55mg	4.36mg	127%
Manganese	2.46mg	0.174mg	99%
Calcium	975mg	3mg	97%
Magnesium	351mg	32mg	76%
Phosphorus	629mg	99mg	76%
Fats	49.67g	1.75g	74%
Zinc	7.75mg	0.66mg	64%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	0.182mg	47%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	0.39g	46%
Selenium	34.4µg	10.5µg	43%
Fiber	11.8g	3.9g	32%
Saturated fat	6.957g	0.22g	31%
Starch		73.3g	30%
Folate	97µg	209µg	28%
Protein	17.73g	7.11g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.551mg	20%
Carbs	23.45g	79.45g	19%
Calories	573kcal	370kcal	10%
Potassium	468mg	142mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	0.382mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.24mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	4.968mg	3%
Choline	25.6mg	8.6mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	11µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.12mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	1.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	520kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	5.5	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	75.55g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g	1.61g	N/A
Sodium	11mg	7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	0.172mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	1.006mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	0.105mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.162mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	0.366mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	0.337mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.172mg	0%
Fructose		0.17g	0%