Nutrition per 100 g
- Energy
- 573 kcal
- Protein
- 17.7 g
- Total fat
- 49.7 g
- Carbohydrate
- 23.5 g
- Fiber
- 11.8 g
- Sugars
- 0.3 g
- Sodium
- 11 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2018). Food: Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried (FDC 170150)
Cost
- Producer price, Chad
- $1.60 per kg
Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices (PP), annual, USD per tonne. Item: Sesame seed, Chad, 2024. Converted from USD per tonne.
Sustainability per kg
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 2.44 kg CO2e
- Land use (soil quality index)
- 555 Pt
- Water use (scarcity-weighted)
- 1.56 m³ world-eq
Source: ADEME AGRIBALYSE 3.1, synthesis table (data updated Feb 27, 2025). Product: "Sesame seed" (AGRIBALYSE 15010), at the point of sale. EF 3.1 indicators.
Regulatory: allergen labeling
- US major food allergen
- Sesame
- EU allergen (Annex II)
- Sesame seeds
Source: FDA major food allergens (FALCPA, FASTER Act 2021); EU Regulation 1169/2011 Annex II
Supply chain: top producing countries
- 1India866K t13%
- 2Myanmar720K t10.8%
- 3Sudan626K t9.4%
World production 6.7M t, 2024.
Source: FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), production quantity. Item: Sesame seed.
Most common product types
- Other Snacks919 products
- Oriental, Mexican & Ethnic Sauces840 products
- Frozen Dinners & Entrees723 products
11,821 of 281,582 branded products list sesame seeds in their ingredient statement.
Source: Journey Foods product database: USDA FoodData Central Branded Foods records (public_verified), ingredient statements. Counted by USDA branded food category.
This is a free sample of the ingredient database.
Full ingredient records, supplier matches and formulation tools are in the Journey Foods app and API.
