Sesame vs. Paprika — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sesame and paprika

Sesame has more copper and calcium, while paprika has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin K, and potassium.
Paprika's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 985% higher.
Paprika contains 6 times less copper than sesame. Sesame contains 4.082mg of copper, while paprika contains 0.713mg.

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

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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

Paprika

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+97.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+325.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+472.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+79%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+54.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+446%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+387.2%
Contains more IronIron	+45.3%

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

Paprika

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+139.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+98%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+11540%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+398%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+122.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+4920%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+171%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	4.082mg	0.713mg	374%
Vitamin A	0µg	2463µg	274%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	29.1mg	192%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	2.141mg	104%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	7.766g	93%
Fiber	11.8g	34.9g	92%
Iron	14.55mg	21.14mg	82%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	1.23mg	76%
Calcium	975mg	229mg	75%
Vitamin K	0µg	80.3µg	67%
Fats	49.67g	12.89g	57%
Potassium	468mg	2280mg	53%
Selenium	34.4µg	6.3µg	51%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg	2.51mg	49%
Phosphorus	629mg	314mg	45%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	1.695g	43%
Magnesium	351mg	178mg	41%
Manganese	2.46mg	1.59mg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.33mg	38%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	10.06mg	35%
Zinc	7.75mg	4.33mg	31%
Saturated fat	6.957g	2.14g	22%
Calories	573kcal	282kcal	15%
Folate	97µg	49µg	12%
Carbs	23.45g	53.99g	10%
Fructose		6.71g	8%
Protein	17.73g	14.14g	7%
Choline	25.6mg	51.5mg	5%
Sodium	11mg	68mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	199kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	4.4	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	19.09g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g	10.34g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.388mg	0.07mg	0%
Threonine	0.736mg	0.49mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.763mg	0.57mg	0%
Leucine	1.358mg	0.92mg	0%
Lysine	0.569mg	0.69mg	0%
Methionine	0.586mg	0.2mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.94mg	0.61mg	0%
Valine	0.99mg	0.75mg	0%
Histidine	0.522mg	0.25mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.453g	N/A