Sesame vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sesame and caviar

Sesame has more copper, manganese, calcium, and zinc; however, caviar is higher in vitamin B12, choline, vitamin B5, and selenium.
Caviar covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 833% more than sesame.
Caviar contains 49 times less manganese than sesame. Sesame contains 2.46mg of manganese, while caviar contains 0.05mg.
Sesame has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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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

Caviar

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+254.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+158.6%
Contains more IronIron	+22.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3610.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+715.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4820%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+90.4%

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

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+316.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3662.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+94%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+656%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+151%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+6900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	20µg	833%
Copper	4.082mg	0.11mg	441%
Cholesterol	0mg	588mg	196%
Manganese	2.46mg	0.05mg	105%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	7.405g	96%
Choline	25.6mg	490.9mg	85%
Calcium	975mg	275mg	70%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	3.5mg	69%
Sodium	11mg	1500mg	65%
Zinc	7.75mg	0.95mg	62%
Selenium	34.4µg	65.5µg	57%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.19mg	50%
Fats	49.67g	17.9g	49%
Fiber	11.8g	0g	47%
Phosphorus	629mg	356mg	39%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	0.32mg	36%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	4.631g	35%
Iron	14.55mg	11.88mg	33%
Vitamin A	0µg	271µg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	0.62mg	29%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	0.12mg	27%
Calories	573kcal	264kcal	15%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	117 IU	15%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.9µg	15%
Protein	17.73g	24.6g	14%
Saturated fat	6.957g	4.06g	13%
Magnesium	351mg	300mg	12%
Folate	97µg	50µg	12%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	1.89mg	11%
Potassium	468mg	181mg	8%
Carbs	23.45g	4g	6%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	3	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	4g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.229g	N/A