Sesame paste
USDA name: Seeds, sesame butter, paste
94 calories in 1 tbsp (16 g). Per 100 g, protein: 18.1 g, carbohydrates: 24.1 g, fat: 50.9 g.
Among the other records in Nut and Seed Products, per 100 g: the most iron of them, and more calcium than 98%.
Sesame paste, 1 tbsp
94 calories
- Protein2.9 g12% of calories
- Carbs3.8 g15% of calories
incl. 0.88 g fiber
- Fat8.1 g73% of calories
Nutrition Facts
Calories94
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. — means not reported. Estimates use the assumptions explained on this page.
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vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Vitamin B68% 0.13 mg
- Niacin (B3)7% 1.1 mg
- Folate4% 16 µg
- Thiamin (B1)3% 0.038 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)2% 0.032 mg
Little or none: Pantothenic acid (B5), Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D.
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Copper75% 0.67 mg
- Manganese18% 0.41 mg
- Iron17% 3.1 mg
- Magnesium14% 57.9 mg
- Calcium12% 154 mg
- Zinc11% 1.2 mg
- Selenium10% 5.7 µg
- Phosphorus8% 105 mg
- Potassium2% 93.1 mg
Little or none: Sodium.
Amino acids
Grams in this serving. Essential amino acids are marked •
- Glutamic acid0.65 g
- Arginine0.43 g
- Aspartic acid0.27 g
- Leucine•0.22 g
- Glycine0.2 g
- Valine•0.16 g
- Serine0.16 g
- Phenylalanine•0.15 g
- Alanine0.15 g
- Proline0.13 g
- Isoleucine•0.12 g
- Tyrosine0.12 g
- Threonine•0.12 g
- Methionine•0.096 g
- Lysine•0.093 g
- Histidine•0.085 g
- Tryptophan•0.063 g
- Cystine0.058 g
How it compares
Against other records in Nut and Seed Products, per 100 g. Each nutrient uses only records with a value; matching values are counted separately. Percentages are rounded.
Iron
Highest of all
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmostCalcium
Higher than 98%
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmostFiber
Lower than 73%
Same value as 3 of 120 other records.
leastmostVitamin C
Lower than 71%
Same value as 40 of 137 other records.
leastmostProtein
Higher than 65%
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmostTotal fat
Higher than 59%
Same value as 0 of 155 other records.
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in sesame paste?
- 1 tbsp (16 g): 94 calories; protein: 2.9 g, carbohydrates: 3.8 g, fat: 8.1 g.
- How much protein is in sesame paste?
- 18.1 g per 100 g. Its estimated share of calories is 12%, using 4 kcal per gram of protein.
- How many net carbs are in sesame paste?
- 18.6 g per 100 g. Calculated as carbohydrate minus fiber, floored at zero.
All 76 reported nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 1.6 g |
| Energy | 586 kcal |
| Energy | 2,454 kj |
| Protein | 18.1 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 50.9 g |
| Ash | 5.4 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 24.1 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 5.5 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 960 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 19.2 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 362 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 659 mg |
| Potassium, K | 582 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 12 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 7.3 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 4.2 mg |
| Manganese, Mn | 2.5 mg |
| Selenium, Se | 35.5 µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.24 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.2 mg |
| Niacin | 6.7 mg |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.052 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.82 mg |
| Folate, total | 100 µg |
| Folic acid | 0 µg |
| Folate, food | 100 µg |
| Folate, DFE | 100 µg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 3 µg |
| Retinol | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, IU | 50 iu |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 0 iu |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 7.1 g |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 10:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 12:0 | 0 g |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.13 g |
| SFA 16:0 | 4.5 g |
| SFA 18:0 | 2.1 g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 19.2 g |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.15 g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 19 g |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.071 g |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 22.3 g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 21.9 g |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.39 g |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Tryptophan | 0.4 g |
| Threonine | 0.75 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.78 g |
| Leucine | 1.4 g |
| Lysine | 0.58 g |
| Methionine | 0.6 g |
| Cystine | 0.36 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.96 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.76 g |
| Valine | 1 g |
| Arginine | 2.7 g |
| Histidine | 0.53 g |
| Alanine | 0.94 g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.7 g |
| Glutamic acid | 4 g |
| Glycine | 1.2 g |
| Proline | 0.83 g |
| Serine | 0.99 g |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g |
Source: USDA SR Legacy: the Standard Reference database, USDA's classic nutrient tables. FDC ID 170191, published 2019-04-01. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.