Nutrition for Sesame Oil

Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More

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Sesame Oil Nutrition Summary

One tablespoon of sesame oil (13.6 grams or 0.48 oz) contains 120 calories and zero grams of protein. Sesame oil consist of 100% fat, and less than 1% of water, carbohydrates or protein.



In one tablespoon of sesame oil:

  • Calories: 120
  • Fat: 13.6 g, (Saturated: 1.9 g)
There is no significant amounts of protein, sugar, dietary fiber, cholesterol or sodium in sesame oil.

See the Sesame Oil Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Oil, sesame, salad or cooking.

Calories in Sesame Oil

Sesame oil has 120 calories per tablespoon or 882 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat.

100% of calories in sesame oil are from fat.

Calories from Fat

The majority, or 100% of the calories in Sesame Oil are from fat. Sesame oil is high in total fat, with 13.6 grams or 21% of recommended daily values per tablespoon. Most of the fat in sesame oil are healthier unsaturated fats.

Sesame oil is cholesterol free and trans-fat free.

  • Total fat: 13.6 g
  • Saturated fat: 1.9 g
  • Monounsaturated fat: 5.4 g
  • Polyunsaturated fat: 5.7 g
There is no significant amounts of cholesterol or trans fat in sesame oil.

Omega-6 in Sesame Oil

A good source of omega-6 fatty acids, every tablespoon of sesame oil contains a total of 5.6 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in sesame oil comes from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid. [2]

  • linoleic acid: 5.62 g

Calories Similar to Sesame Oil

Some other fats or oils with similar calories to sesame oil by weight:


Protein in Sesame Oil

Sesame oil is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

Vitamins and Minerals in Sesame Oil

Sesame oil is not known for its vitamin and minerals, but still contain trace amounts of a few nutrients.

Vitamins in sesame oil (1 tbsp):
  • Vitamin e: 0.2 mg
  • Vitamin k: 1.8 ug
Minerals in sesame oil (1 tbsp):
  • Choline: < 0.1 mg
There is no significant amounts of calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, copper, manganese, vitamin a, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin b6, vitamin c, folate or vitamin b12 in sesame oil.

Sesame Oil Nutrition Chart

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Nutrition calculations are from Harvard Medical's nutrient guidelines [1] and USDA's food central database (2019) [2].
We calculated values from 2000 kCal daily recommended diet.

Sesame Oil in Cooking

Sesame oil is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two tablespoons of sesame oil.

Friends and Relatives of Sesame Oil

Foods commonly cooked with sesame oil:


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