Cinnamon vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cinnamon and sesame

Cinnamon has more manganese and fiber, while sesame has more copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B1, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
Cinnamon covers your daily need for manganese, 652% more than sesame.
Cinnamon contains 5 times more fiber than sesame. While cinnamon contains 53.1g of fiber, sesame contains only 11.8g.

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

Cinnamon

Sesame

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+610%

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%

~equal in Calcium ~975mg

~equal in Potassium ~468mg

~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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.

Cinnamon

Sesame

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	+∞%

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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