Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
sesame oil
versus
molasses
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in sesame oil and molasses:
Both molasses and sesame oil are high in calories. Sesame oil has 205% more calories than molass - molass has 290 calories per 100 grams and sesame oil has 884 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, sesame oil is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to molasses for protein. Sesame oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for molasses, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Sesame Oil | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 100% |
| Fat | 100% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Molass is high in carbohydrates and sesame oil has less carbohydrates than molass - molass has 74.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and sesame oil does not contain significant amounts.
Molass is high in sugar and sesame oil has less sugar than molass - molass has 74.7g of sugar per 100 grams and sesame oil does not contain significant amounts.
Sesame oil is high in saturated fat and molass has 100% less saturated fat than sesame oil - molass has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and sesame oil has 14.2g of saturated fat.
Sesame oil has more Vitamin E than molass - sesame oil has 1.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Sesame oil has more Vitamin K than molass - sesame oil has 13.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and molass does not contain significant amounts.
Molass has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
| Sesame Oil | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.041 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.002 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.93 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.804 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.67 MG |
Molass is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than sesame oil - molass has 205mg of calcium per 100 grams and sesame oil does not contain significant amounts.
Molass is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than sesame oil - molass has 4.7mg of iron per 100 grams and sesame oil does not contain significant amounts.
Molass is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than sesame oil - molass has 1464mg of potassium per 100 grams and sesame oil does not contain significant amounts.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, sesame oil has more linoleic acid than molass per 100 grams.
| Sesame Oil | Molasses | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 41.3 G | 0.05 G |
| Total | 41.3 G | 0.05 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Sesame Oil (Oil, sesame, salad or cooking) and Molasses (Molasses) .
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||