Sesame Seeds is calorie-dense at 573 calories per 100g — almost all from fat. A typical 1 oz handful is around 160 calories. Protein contribution is meaningful at 18g per 100g. Easy to over-portion when eating directly from the bag.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical sesame seeds serving translates in your tracker:
Calorie-dense and fatty — 50 g of fat per 100g means small portions add up fast, so weigh it rather than eyeballing.
How sesame seeds stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at sesame seeds 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 Seeds has approximately 573 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 487 calories.
18g of protein per 100g. That puts sesame seeds at roughly 3.1g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other nuts & seeds 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 Seeds is calorie-dense at 573 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.