Per 100g, sesame oil delivers 884 calories — almost entirely from fat. Nearly 100% fat by composition. A teaspoon is 40 calories; a tablespoon is 119.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical sesame oil serving translates in your tracker:
Calorie-dense and fatty — 100 g of fat per 100g means small portions add up fast, so weigh it rather than eyeballing.
How sesame oil stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at sesame oil and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreSesame Oil has approximately 884 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 751 calories.
0g of protein per 100g. That puts sesame oil at roughly 0.0g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other fats sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Sesame Oil is calorie-dense at 884 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.