Sesame vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sesame and cinnamon

Sesame has more copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B1, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6, while cinnamon has more manganese and fiber.
Cinnamon covers your daily need for manganese, 652% more than sesame.
Sesame contains 36 times more vitamin B1 than cinnamon. While sesame contains 0.791mg of vitamin B1, cinnamon contains only 0.022mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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

Cinnamon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+485%
Contains more IronIron	+74.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1104.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+323.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+882.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1009.7%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+610%

~equal in Calcium ~1002mg

~equal in Potassium ~431mg

~equal in Sodium ~10mg

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

Cinnamon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3495.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+502.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+239%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1516.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+828%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+616%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	2.46mg	17.466mg	652%
Copper	4.082mg	0.339mg	416%
Fiber	11.8g	53.1g	165%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	0.068g	145%
Phosphorus	629mg	64mg	81%
Iron	14.55mg	8.32mg	78%
Fats	49.67g	1.24g	75%
Magnesium	351mg	60mg	69%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.022mg	64%
Selenium	34.4µg	3.1µg	57%
Zinc	7.75mg	1.83mg	54%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	0.158mg	49%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	0.246g	46%
Saturated fat	6.957g	0.345g	30%
Protein	17.73g	3.99g	27%
Vitamin K	0µg	31.2µg	26%
Folate	97µg	6µg	23%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	1.332mg	20%
Carbs	23.45g	80.59g	19%
Calories	573kcal	247kcal	16%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	0.041mg	16%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	2.32mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	0.358mg	6%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.8mg	4%
Calcium	975mg	1002mg	3%
Choline	25.6mg	11mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	15µg	2%
Potassium	468mg	431mg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	1.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	619kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	0.91	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	27.49g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g	2.17g	N/A
Sodium	11mg	10mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.049mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	0.136mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	0.146mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	0.253mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.078mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	0.146mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	0.224mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.117mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.011g	N/A