Sesame Seeds (whole, dried)

Scientific Name:     Sesamum indicum

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Nutrient Units 1 cup 
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144.000 g
Proximates
Water
g
6.754
Energy
kcal
825.120
Energy
kj
3451.680
Protein
g
25.531
Total lipid (fat)
g
71.525
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
33.768
Fiber, total dietary
g
16.992
Ash
g
6.408
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
1404.000
Iron, Fe
mg
20.952
Magnesium, Mg
mg
505.440
Phosphorus, P
mg
905.760
Potassium, K
mg
673.920
Sodium, Na
mg
15.840
Zinc, Zn
mg
11.160
Copper, Cu
mg
5.878
Manganese, Mn
mg
3.542
Selenium, Se
mcg
8.208
Vitamins
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid
mg
0.000
Thiamin
mg
1.139
Riboflavin
mg
0.356
Niacin
mg
6.502
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.072
Vitamin B-6
mg
1.138
Folate
mcg
139.248
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.000
Vitamin A, IU
IU
12.960
Vitamin A, RE
mcg_RE
1.440
Vitamin E
mg_ATE
3.269
Lipids
Fatty acids, saturated
g
10.018
4:0
g
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
14:0
g
0.179
16:0
g
6.395
18:0
g
3.010
Fatty acids, monounsaturated
g
27.013
16:1
g
0.215
18:1
g
26.670
20:1
g
0.101
22:1
g
0.000
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated
g
31.353
18:2
g
30.780
18:3
g
0.541
18:4
g
0.000
20:4
g
0.000
20:5
g
0.000
22:5
g
0.000
22:6
g
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0.000
Phytosterols
mg
1028.160
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.559
Threonine
g
1.060
Isoleucine
g
1.099
Leucine
g
1.956
Lysine
g
0.819
Methionine
g
0.844
Cystine
g
0.516
Phenylalanine
g
1.354
Tyrosine
g
1.070
Valine
g
1.426
Arginine
g
3.787
Histidine
g
0.752
Alanine
g
1.335
Aspartic acid
g
2.370
Glutamic acid
g
5.695
Glycine
g
1.750
Proline
g
1.166
Serine
g
1.392

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12 (March 1998)

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