Sesame vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sesame and cumin?

Sesame is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, and folate, yet cumin is higher in iron, potassium, manganese, and vitamin A.
Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 648% more.
Sesame has 10 times more folate than cumin. While sesame has 97µg of folate, cumin has only 10µg.
The amount of saturated fat in cumin is lower.

We used Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Spices, cumin seed 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.

Sesame

Cumin

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%

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

~equal in Magnesium ~366mg

~equal in Calcium ~931mg

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

Cumin

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+81.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+870%

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	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.579mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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