Sesame vs. Oregano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sesame and oregano

Sesame has more copper, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B1; however, oregano is richer in vitamin K, iron, fiber, vitamin E, manganese, and calcium.
Oregano covers your daily vitamin K needs 518% more than sesame.
Oregano has 8 times less selenium than sesame. Sesame has 34.4µg of selenium, while oregano has 4.5µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Spices, oregano, dried.

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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

Oregano

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CopperCopper	+544.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+188.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+325%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+664.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+63.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+169.2%
Contains more IronIron	+152.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+102.8%

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

Oregano

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+346.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+7204%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+113.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1742%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+144.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.64mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0µg	621.7µg	518%
Copper	4.082mg	0.633mg	383%
Iron	14.55mg	36.8mg	278%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	1.369g	136%
Fiber	11.8g	42.5g	123%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	18.26mg	120%
Manganese	2.46mg	4.99mg	110%
Fats	49.67g	4.28g	70%
Phosphorus	629mg	148mg	69%
Calcium	975mg	1597mg	62%
Selenium	34.4µg	4.5µg	54%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.177mg	51%
Zinc	7.75mg	2.69mg	46%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	0.716g	45%
Folate	97µg	237µg	35%
Saturated fat	6.957g	1.551g	25%
Potassium	468mg	1260mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	0.528mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	1.044mg	20%
Magnesium	351mg	270mg	19%
Protein	17.73g	9g	17%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.921mg	17%
Calories	573kcal	265kcal	15%
Carbs	23.45g	68.92g	15%
Vitamin A	0µg	85µg	9%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.3mg	3%
Sodium	11mg	25mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	4.64mg	1%
Choline	25.6mg	32.3mg	1%
Fructose		1.13g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	294kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	26.42g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g	4.09g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.203mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	0.322mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	0.441mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	0.78mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	0.5mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.127mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	0.449mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	0.585mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.144mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.621g	N/A