Sesame seeds: Nutrition Facts

Sesame seeds is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 679.6 kcal

Sesame seeds contains 0.48 grams of total sugars, 11.6 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Sesame seeds — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Sesame seeds provides about 27.3% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 72.9% of the daily intake of fats and 3.8% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein20.4 g
27.3%
Fat61.2 g
72.9%
Carbs11.7 g
3.8%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Sesame seeds of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E1.7 mg
11.6%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.7 mg
58.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B35.8 mg
36.3%
Vitamine B425.6 mg
5.1%
Vitamine B50.3 mg
6.0%
Vitamine B60.4 mg
30.8%
Vitamine B90.1 mg
25.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Sesame seeds.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium60 mg
6.0%
Iron6.4 mg
64.0%
Magnesium345 mg
86.3%
Phosphorus667 mg
95.3%
Potassium370 mg
7.9%
Sodium47 mg
3.6%
Zinc6.7 mg
60.9%
Copper1.4 mg
155.6%
Manganese1.4 mg
60.9%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Sesame seeds.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan330 mg
4.1%
Threonine730 mg
30.4%
Isoleucine750 mg
37.5%
Leucine1.5 g
32.6%
Lysine650 mg
15.9%
Methionine880 mg
48.9%
Cystine440 mg
24.4%
Phenylalanine940 mg
21.4%
Tyrosine790 mg
18.0%
Valine980 mg
39.2%
Arginine3.3 g
53.3%
Histidine550 mg
26.2%
Alanine990 mg
15.0%
Aspartic acid2.1 g
17.0%
Glutamic acid4.6 g
33.8%
Glycine1.1 g
31.1%
Proline1.0 g
23.1%
Serine1.2 g
14.5%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.500 g), isoleucine (0.750 g) and valine (0.980 g).
Sesame seeds contains 3.23 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.090 g), arginine (3.250 g) and methionine (0.880 g).
Sesame seeds contains 5.22 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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