Sesame vs. Tarragon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between sesame and tarragon

Sesame has more copper, selenium, and phosphorus; however, tarragon has more manganese, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin A, potassium, and vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for copper for sesame is 378% higher.
Tarragon has 8 times less selenium than sesame. Sesame has 34.4µg of selenium, while tarragon has 4.4µg.

Food types used in this article are Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried and Spices, tarragon, dried.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Tarragon

Contains more CopperCopper	+503%
Contains more ZincZinc	+98.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+681.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+545.3%
Contains more IronIron	+122%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+223.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~347mg

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

Tarragon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+215.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+442.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+98.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+205.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+182.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	4.082mg	0.677mg	378%
Manganese	2.46mg	7.967mg	239%
Iron	14.55mg	32.3mg	222%
Vitamin B6	0.79mg	2.41mg	125%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.773g	3.698g	121%
Vitamin B2	0.247mg	1.339mg	84%
Potassium	468mg	3020mg	75%
Fats	49.67g	7.24g	65%
Vitamin C	0mg	50mg	56%
Selenium	34.4µg	4.4µg	55%
Monounsaturated fat	18.759g	0.474g	46%
Phosphorus	629mg	313mg	45%
Vitamin B1	0.791mg	0.251mg	45%
Folate	97µg	274µg	44%
Zinc	7.75mg	3.9mg	35%
Vitamin B3	4.515mg	8.95mg	28%
Vitamin A	0µg	210µg	23%
Saturated fat	6.957g	1.881g	23%
Fiber	11.8g	7.4g	18%
Calcium	975mg	1139mg	16%
Calories	573kcal	295kcal	14%
Protein	17.73g	22.77g	10%
Carbs	23.45g	50.22g	9%
Choline	25.6mg		5%
Sodium	11mg	62mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Magnesium	351mg	347mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.05mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	7.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	323kcal	130kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	11.65g	42.82g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g		N/A
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%