Seeds, sesame butter, paste

Plant foods · Nuts & seeds · Nuts & seeds

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Macronutrients 65 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 18.1 g · 72 kcal/100g
Fat 50.9 g · 458 kcal/100g
Carbs 24.1 g · 96 kcal/100g
Fiber 5.5 g
Water 2 g
Total energy 586 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (73%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 71 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
50.9g
Saturated
7.1g
Monounsat.
19.2g
Polyunsat.
22.3g
Omega-6
21.89g

Saturated fat is 10.9% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 71 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 71%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (71% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 73 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 3 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.24 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.20 mg
Niacin (B3) 6.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.82 mg
Folate (B9) 100 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 960 mg
Iron 19.2 mg
Magnesium 362 mg
Phosphorus 659 mg
Potassium 582 mg
Sodium 12 mg
Zinc 7.3 mg
Copper 4.21 mg
Manganese 2.54 mg
Selenium 35.5 µg

Notable source of Copper (421% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.