About this food
Among the 15 foods in Nuts and seeds on this site, this food ranks 1st for iron and 4th for fibre per 100 g.
Compared with all 155 foods on this site, its highest rankings per 100 g are for calcium (1st of 155) and iron (2nd of 155).
It is 4.7% water by weight.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Calories | 573 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 17.7 g |
| Fat | 49.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 7 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 18.8 g |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 21.8 g |
| Trans fat | Not reported |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 23.4 g |
| Fibre | 11.8 g |
| Sugars | 0.3 g |
| Sucrose | Not reported |
| Glucose | Not reported |
| Fructose | Not reported |
| Lactose | Not reported |
| Maltose | Not reported |
| Galactose | Not reported |
| Calcium | 975 mg |
|---|---|
| Iron | 14.6 mg |
| Magnesium | 351 mg |
| Phosphorus | 629 mg |
| Potassium | 468 mg |
| Sodium | 11 mg |
| Zinc | 7.8 mg |
| Copper | 4.1 mg |
| Manganese | 2.5 mg |
| Selenium | 34.4 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
|---|---|
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.79 mg |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.5 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.79 mg |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 97 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Choline | 25.6 mg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 0.25 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg |
| Water | 4.7 g |
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Amino acids
| Tryptophan | 0.39 g |
|---|---|
| Threonine | 0.74 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.76 g |
| Leucine | 1.4 g |
| Lysine | 0.57 g |
| Methionine | 0.59 g |
| Cystine | 0.36 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.94 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.74 g |
| Valine | 0.99 g |
| Arginine | 2.6 g |
| Histidine | 0.52 g |
| Alanine | 0.93 g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.6 g |
| Glutamic acid | 4 g |
| Glycine | 1.2 g |
| Proline | 0.81 g |
| Serine | 0.97 g |
Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 170150, "Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried". Values per 100 g.