Sesame seeds

as eaten · per 100 g: 631 kcal · 20.4 g protein · 11.6 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

easy to overeat

Dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

12% of kcal

7% water

18 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

Nothing here converges the way engineered food does — no sugar, no savoury and no alcohol penalty.

How scores work

Per

Calories: 631
Protein: (12%); 20 g
Fat: (81%); 61 g
Carbohydrates: (7%); 12 g
of which sugar: <1 g
Fiber: 12 g
Sodium: 47 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #169412 — listed by USDA as “Seeds, sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated)”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.