Sesame seeds can lowerblood pressure and cholesterol,protect against liverdamage, promote bone health and reduce PMS symptoms. They can even help in preventing diseases like arthritis, asthma, migraines, osteoporosisand certain cancers.Due to the essential oils foundin sesame seeds, in particular sesamin and sesamolin, they are extremely beneficial to the health of our skin.
A rich source of: copperr, calcium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, zinc.
Sesame seeds
| Energy (kcal) | 598 |
| Energy (kJ) | 2470 |
| Water (g) | 4.6 |
| Starch (g) | 0.5 |
| Total sugars (g) | 0.4 |
| Glucose (g) | 0.1 |
| Fructose (g) | 0.1 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0.2 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 18.2 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 3 |
| Protein % of calories | 12.2 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0.9 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 0.2 |
| Carb % of calories | 0.6 |
| Fat (g) | 58 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 9.7 |
| Fat % of calories | 87.3 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 10.5 |
| Omega 3 /100g | 0.2 |
| Omega 6 /100g | 25.4 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 22.1 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 25.5 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 1 |
| Potassium (mg) | 83 |
| Calcium (mg) | 5 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 5 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 10 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.1 |
| Copper (mg) | 0 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0 |
| Chloride (mg) | 34 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0 |
| Selenium (µg) | 0 |
| Iodine (µg) | 1 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.2 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 0.1 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | 13 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.1 |
| Biotin (µg) | 0.5 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 22 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 7.9 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | N |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | 25 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 4 |