Tahini vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tahini and almond butter

Tahini has more vitamin B1, copper, iron, selenium, and phosphorus, while almond butter has more vitamin E, magnesium, vitamin B2, and manganese.
Almond butter's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 160% higher.
Almond butter contains 30 times less vitamin B1 than tahini. Tahini contains 1.22mg of vitamin B1, while almond butter contains 0.041mg.
The amount of saturated fat in almond butter is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted, and toasted kernels (most common type) and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added.

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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.

Tahini

Almond butter

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+22.8%
Contains more IronIron	+156.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+72.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1333.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+193.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+80.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.4%

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.

Tahini

Almond butter

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2875.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+84.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+9584%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+98.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	0.25mg	24.21mg	160%
Vitamin B1	1.22mg	0.041mg	98%
Copper	1.61mg	0.934mg	75%
Iron	8.95mg	3.49mg	68%
Polyunsaturated fat	23.564g	13.613g	66%
Selenium	34.4µg	2.4µg	58%
Magnesium	95mg	279mg	44%
Vitamin B2	0.473mg	0.939mg	36%
Phosphorus	732mg	508mg	32%
Monounsaturated fat	20.302g	32.445g	30%
Manganese	1.456mg	2.131mg	29%
Saturated fat	7.529g	4.152g	15%
Vitamin B3	5.45mg	3.155mg	14%
Zinc	4.62mg	3.29mg	12%
Folate	98µg	53µg	11%
Potassium	414mg	748mg	10%
Protein	17g	20.96g	8%
Calcium	426mg	347mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.693mg	0.318mg	8%
Sodium	115mg	7mg	5%
Choline	25.8mg	52.1mg	5%
Fiber	9.3g	10.3g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.149mg	0.103mg	4%
Fats	53.76g	55.5g	3%
Calories	595kcal	614kcal	1%
Carbs	21.19g	18.82g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.9g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	350kcal	293kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	17g	16g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.8	11	N/A
Net carbs	11.89g	8.52g	N/A
Sugar	0.49g	4.43g	N/A
Starch		0.08g	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.372mg	0.159mg	0%
Threonine	0.706mg	0.555mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	0.813mg	0%
Leucine	1.302mg	1.483mg	0%
Lysine	0.545mg	0.612mg	0%
Methionine	0.561mg	0.122mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.901mg	1.149mg	0%
Valine	0.95mg	0.937mg	0%
Histidine	0.5mg	0.55mg	0%