Protein content
14 g of protein in 1 oz (28 g) of sesame flour, or 15 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Protein per 100 kcal | 15 g |
|---|---|
| Protein per 100 g | 50.1 g |
| Protein per serving | 14 g in 1 oz (28 g) |
| Calories from protein | 60% |
| Protein to fat | 28.6 g per 1 g fat |
| Leucine per serving | 1.08 g |
| Rank in seeds, per 100 kcal | 1st of 27 |
| Rank of all foods, per 100 g | 15th of 796 |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 28% per serving |
| Protein quality | Incomplete protein |
One 1 oz, 14 g protein.
Every 100 kcal of sesame flour brings 15 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 1st of the 27 seeds in this database and 138th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 50.1 g per 100 g ranks 1st in its group.
About 60% of the calories in sesame flour come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.
Weight for weight, sesame flour has 28.6 g of protein for each gram of fat (50.1 g against 1.75 g per 100 g).
Set against cottonseed flour, another seed entry in the database, a serving carries about 4.4 g more protein (cottonseed flour has 9.6 g per 1/4 cup).
It is an incomplete protein on its own; pairing it with other plant foods across the day covers the full range of essential amino acids. The serving quoted here is measured by weight at 28 g, and it covers about 28% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
| Portion | Weight | Protein | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 50.1 g | 333 kcal |
| 1 oz (serving used here) | 28 g | 14 g | 93 kcal |
The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
| Amino acid | Per 100 g | Per serving | mg per g protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| leucine | 3.84 g | 1.08 g | 77 |
| lysine | 1.61 g | 0.45 g | 32 |
| valine | 2.8 g | 0.78 g | 56 |
| isoleucine | 2.16 g | 0.6 g | 43 |
| threonine | 2.08 g | 0.58 g | 42 |
| phenylalanine | 2.66 g | 0.74 g | 53 |
| methionine | 1.66 g | 0.46 g | 33 |
| histidine | 1.48 g | 0.41 g | 30 |
| tryptophan | 1.1 g | 0.31 g | 22 |
Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.
Related
No other seed entry in the database gives more protein per 100 kcal than sesame flour.
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Quick answers
50.1 g. The 1 oz serving used on this page weighs 28 g and so carries 14 g.
15 g. That figure divides its 50.1 g of protein per 100 g by its 333 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
No. On its own, the protein in sesame flour is short of at least one essential amino acid; other protein sources across the day fill the gap.
About 28%. One 1 oz serving has 14 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #170560 (Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.