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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sesame seeds, paste has 646 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 19.0 g protein, 61.0 g fat and 15.6 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number05042
Name in Japaneseごま ねり
Food groupNuts and seeds

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy646 kcal
Water0.5 g
Protein19.0 g
Fat61.0 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)15.6 g
Dietary fibre11.2 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium6 mg
Potassium480 mg
Calcium590 mg
Iron5.8 mg
Vitamin C0 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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