✦ Copper and manganese
✦ Iron and magnesium
✦ Sesamin lignan antioxidants
✦ Hummus and dip base
Tahini is a paste made from ground hulled sesame seeds, the base ingredient of hummus, baba ganoush, and halva. It provides sesame's copper, manganese, magnesium, iron, and sesamin/sesamolin lignans in a concentrated paste form. Hulled sesame tahini has less calcium than whole sesame butter but is milder and more versatile in recipes.
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Preparation note
Stir thoroughly before use — the oil separates on storage; refrigerate after opening. Thin with lemon juice and a little water for a pourable dressing; it thickens when cold so bring to room temperature first.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Tahini paste Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
2,508
kJ
Energy
18.5
g
Protein
0.90
g
Carbs
8.00
g
Fibre
58.9
g
Fat
0.40
g
Sugars
8.40
g
Saturates
0.05
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus | 730 mg | 104% | |
| Calcium | 680 mg | 85% | |
| Potassium | 580 mg | 29% | |
| Magnesium | 380 mg | 101% | |
| Folate | 99.0 µg | 50% | |
| Iron | 10.6 mg | 76% | |
| Chloride | 10.0 mg | 1% | |
| Zinc | 5.40 mg | 54% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 5.10 mg | 32% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 2.17 mg | 36% | |
| Manganese | 1.50 mg | 75% | |
| Copper | 1.48 mg | 148% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.940 mg | 85% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.760 mg | 54% | |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0.500 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-TE) | 0.250 mg | 2% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.170 mg | 12% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 25.8 g | — | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 22.0 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 0.200 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 0.100 g | — | |
| Fructose | 0.100 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 6.00 µg | — | |
| Biotin (Vitamin B7) | 11.0 µg | 22% | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.
Primary data source for this entry:
McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021.
All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated.
% Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
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