Sesame seeds vs Peanuts: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Sesame seeds has 573 kcal and Peanuts has 563 kcal, so Peanuts has 2% fewer calories.

Peanuts has more protein (25.2 g vs 17.7 g). Sesame seeds has more fiber (11.8 g vs 8.5 g). Sesame seeds has more carbohydrates (23.5 g vs 16.5 g). Relative to calories, Peanuts is the better protein source (4.47 g vs 3.09 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Sesame seeds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Sesame seeds - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Sesame
Serving size:
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handful (35g)tablespoon (15g)cup (128g)half cup (64g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Peanuts
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handful (45g)cup (125g)half cup (62.5g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Sesame vs Peanuts 100g Compare


per 100gSesame seedsPeanuts
Calories573 563
Carbohydrates23.45 g16.54 g
Fat49.67 g48.75 g
Dietary fiber11.8 g8.5 g
Protein17.73 g25.19 g
Calcium975 mg89 mg
Iron14.55 mg2.55 mg
Magnessium351 mg171 mg
Potassium468 mg690 mg
Sodium11 mg10 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.791 mg0.653 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.247 mg0.131 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)4.515 mg12.375 mg
Vitaminium B50.05 mg1.767 mg
Vitaminium B60.79 mg0.346 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)97 µg0.239 µg
Vitaminium E0.25 mg6.56 mg

More Calories in Sesame

At first glance, you can see that in sesame is just a little more calories than in peanuts.

Sesame has 573 kcal per 100g and peanuts 563 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 2%.

In sesame and in peanuts most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare sesame with peanuts in details.

Sesame seeds 100g

573kcal

Calories source

  • 15% CARBS.
  • 12% PROTEIN
  • 73% FAT

Peanuts 100g

563kcal

Calories source

  • 11% CARBS
  • 17% PROTEIN
  • 72% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.