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): 604 kcal

Sesame seeds contains 0.48 grams of total sugars, 16.9 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 22.6% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 57.1% of the daily intake of fats and 8.4% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein17.0 g
22.6%
Fat48.0 g
57.1%
Carbs26.0 g
8.4%

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 E0.3 mg
2.1%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B11.2 mg
100.0%
Vitamine B20.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B35.4 mg
33.8%
Vitamine B425.6 mg
5.1%
Vitamine B50.7 mg
14.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
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)
Calcium131 mg
13.1%
Iron7.8 mg
78.0%
Magnesium346 mg
86.5%
Phosphorus774 mg
110.6%
Potassium406 mg
8.6%
Sodium39 mg
3.0%
Zinc10.2 mg
92.7%
Copper1.5 mg
166.7%
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)
Tryptophan371 mg
4.6%
Threonine704 mg
29.3%
Isoleucine730 mg
36.5%
Leucine1.3 g
28.2%
Lysine544 mg
13.3%
Methionine560 mg
31.1%
Cystine342 mg
19.0%
Phenylalanine899 mg
20.4%
Tyrosine710 mg
16.1%
Valine947 mg
37.9%
Arginine2.5 g
41.2%
Histidine499 mg
23.8%
Alanine886 mg
13.4%
Aspartic acid1.6 g
12.9%
Glutamic acid3.8 g
27.8%
Glycine1.2 g
33.2%
Proline774 mg
17.2%
Serine925 mg
11.1%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.299 g), isoleucine (0.730 g) and valine (0.947 g).
Sesame seeds contains 2.98 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.162 g), arginine (2.515 g) and methionine (0.560 g).
Sesame seeds contains 4.24 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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