How it's used
Used in tahini, sprinkled on salads, or as a topping for baked goods.
Seeds
sesame seeds
Small, flat seeds with a mild, nutty flavor, often used in Asian cuisines and for garnishing.
- Usual recipe measure
- Usually measured in g
- Recipes using this ingredient
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In the kitchen
Substitutes
Pairs well with
A good plant source of calcium and healthy fats - the fat helps absorb fat-soluble vitamins from vegetables eaten alongside.
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Recipes that use sesame seeds
MealEast Asian
Steamed Adzuki-Sesame Buns
Three pillowy wholemeal steamed buns with a dark adzuki, date, black-sesame and orange centre.
Open recipeMealEast Asian
Edamame Nori Breakfast Onigiri Box
A savoury breakfast bento with two cross-wrapped edamame brown-rice onigiri, a salty miso-sesame centre, layered tofu tamagoyaki and chilli cucumber pickle.
Open recipeMealAfrican
Ful Medames Breakfast Pot
A make-ahead Egyptian-style fava bean breakfast pot with cumin, lemon, tahini, parsley, tomato, cucumber, flatbread and a sesame-pumpkin crunch.
Open recipeMealEast Asian
Sunrise Congee
Brown rice and split yellow dahl congee, topped with pan-fried tofu, shiitake, peas and nori for a savoury, umami-rich breakfast.
Open recipeMealEast Asian
Garlic Bomb Noodles
Glossy garlic-butter glazed soba noodles with crispy tofu, seared king oyster mushroom, edamame and pak choi - a vegan take on the classic garlic noodle.
Open recipeMealGlobal
Rainbow Roots Bowl
A warm sesame-ginger rice bowl with adzuki beans, blistered broccoli, a rough edamame smash, crisp carrot, pickles and nori.
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What 100 g contributes
Nutrition summary
At a glance
Higher inCalciumPhosphorusMagnesium
Calories
565kcal
13% cal
Protein
17.7g
8% cal
Carbs
11.6g
79% cal
Fat
49.7g
Small numbers, big impact
Everyday essentials
Fibre11.80g
Vitamin B120.00ฮผg
Vitamin D0.00ฮผg
Iodine0.00ฮผg
Iron14.55mg
Zinc7.75mg
Calcium975.00mg
Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.