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Sesame oil: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sesame oil has 890 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0 g protein, 100 g fat and 0 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number14002
Name in Japanese(植物油脂類) ごま油
Food groupFats and oils

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy890 kcal
Water0 g
Protein0 g
Fat100 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)0 g
Dietary fibre0 g
Salt equivalent0 g
SodiumTr mg
PotassiumTr mg
Calcium1 mg
Iron0.1 mg
Vitamin C(0) mg
Cholesterol0 mg

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Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Eighth Revised Edition), 2023 supplement; English food names from the official English edition (2015). Compiled and reformatted by this website. This page is general information, not dietary or medical advice.

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