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Sesame seeds, dried and hulled: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sesame seeds, dried and hulled has 570 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 19.3 g protein, 54.9 g fat and 18.8 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number05019
Name in Japaneseごま むき
Food groupNuts and seeds

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy570 kcal
Water4.1 g
Protein19.3 g
Fat54.9 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)18.8 g
Dietary fibre13.0 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium2 mg
Potassium400 mg
Calcium62 mg
Iron6.0 mg
Vitamin C(0) mg
Cholesterol(0) 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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