Sesame seeds vs Tahini (sesame butter): Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Sesame seeds has 573 kcal and Tahini (sesame butter) has 595 kcal, so Sesame seeds has 4% fewer calories.

Sesame seeds has more fiber (11.8 g vs 9.3 g).

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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Iron 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.
Tahini
Serving size:
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standard serving size (28g)tablespoon (14g)teaspoon (5g)cup (230g)half cup (115g)
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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 Tahini 100g Compare


per 100g Sesame seeds Tahini (sesame butter)
Calories 573 595
Carbohydrates 23.45 g 21.19 g
Fat 49.67 g 53.76 g
Dietary fiber 11.8 g 9.3 g
Protein 17.73 g 17 g
Calcium 975 mg 426 mg
Iron 14.55 mg 8.95 mg
Magnessium 351 mg 95 mg
Potassium 468 mg 414 mg
Sodium 11 mg 115 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.791 mg 1.22 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.247 mg 0.473 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 4.515 mg 5.45 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.79 mg 0.149 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 97 µg 0.098 µg
Vitaminium E 0.25 mg 0.25 mg

Less Calories in Sesame

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

Sesame has 573 kcal per 100g and tahini 595 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 4%.

In sesame and in tahini most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare sesame with tahini in details.

Sesame seeds 100g

573kcal

Calories source

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

Tahini (sesame butter) 100g

595kcal

Calories source

  • 13% CARBS
  • 11% PROTEIN
  • 76% 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.