Sesame seeds, paste: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)
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 number | 05042 |
|---|---|
| Name in Japanese | ごま ねり |
| Food group | Nuts and seeds |
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| Energy | 646 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 0.5 g |
| Protein | 19.0 g |
| Fat | 61.0 g |
| Carbohydrate (by difference) | 15.6 g |
| Dietary fibre | 11.2 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0 g |
| Sodium | 6 mg |
| Potassium | 480 mg |
| Calcium | 590 mg |
| Iron | 5.8 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
| Cholesterol | (0) mg |
How to read these numbers
- By energy, it ranks 9 of 43 nuts and seeds listed here (1 = most kcal per 100 g).
- Values are per 100 g of the edible portion, not per serving.
- Figures in brackets are estimated or calculated values. “Tr” means a trace amount; “-” means not measured.
Other forms of sesame seeds
- Sesame seeds, whole, dried – 604 kcal
- Sesame seeds, whole, dried and roasted – 605 kcal
- Sesame seeds, dried and hulled – 570 kcal
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.