There are about 665 calories in 100 grams of tahini.
The Ministry of Health's table lists 8 entries for tahini, from 197 to 665 calories per 100 grams. The number here is for Tahini, not diluted, the entry that stands for the food on this page.
How many calories are in a portion of tahini?
A weight in grams, or one of the food's own units, works out the calories and nutrients of that portion.
- Calories
- 665
- Protein
- 24 g
- Fat
- 60 g
- Carbohydrates
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 9 mg
Tahini comes in these common portions, with the calories of each.
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbohydrates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tablespoon | 15 g | 100 | 3.6 | 9 | 0.3 |
| heaped tablespoon | 17 g | 113 | 4.1 | 10.2 | 0.34 |
| teaspoon | 5 g | 33 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.1 |
100 grams of tahini contain 24 grams of protein, 60 grams of fat and 2 grams of carbohydrates.
- Protein24 g
- Fat60 g
- Saturated fat10 g
- Carbohydrates2 g
- Sugars1 g
- Dietary fibre11 g
- Sodium9 mg
- Cholesterol0 mg
These vitamins and minerals are in 100 grams of tahini, as the Ministry lists them.
- Calcium
- 152 mg
- Iron
- 8.1 mg
- Potassium
- 376 mg
- Magnesium
- 86.2 mg
- Zinc
- 4.2 mg
- Vitamin A
- 3 mcg
- Folate
- 88.9 mcg
The Ministry of Health lists 8 entries for tahini.
The numbers are per 100 grams. Brands, ways of cooking and sizes each have a row of their own.
| Entry | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbohydrates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahini salad, (diluted), homemade | 277 | 10 | 24.5 | 2.3 |
| Tahini salad | 272 | 7.1 | 23.2 | 10.5 |
| Tahini, green sald | 197 | 7.6 | 16.7 | 2.3 |
| Tahini, made from whole sesame seeds, undiluted | 617 | 21.4 | 55.1 | 3.6 |
| Tahini, not dilutedThe entry used above | 665 | 24 | 60 | 2 |
| Tahini salad, baladi, Tzabar | 300 | 9.5 | 26 | 7 |
| Tahini, green, spicy, baladi | 296 | 9.2 | 24.2 | 10 |
| Tahini salad, homemade, full grain sesame/full grain crude tahini, diluted with salt | 257 | 8.9 | 22.5 | 2.9 |
These foods are close to tahini in calories.
These are the questions people ask about the calories in tahini.
How many calories are in tahini?
100 grams of tahini have about 665 calories. The Ministry of Health's table lists 8 entries for it, from 197 to 665 calories per 100 grams.
How many calories are in 50, 100 and 200 grams of tahini?
50 grams have 333 calories, 100 grams have 665 and 200 grams have 1330.
How much protein, fat and carbohydrates are in tahini?
In 100 grams there are 24 g of protein, 60 g of fat and 2 g of carbohydrates, of which 1 g are sugars.
How many calories are in one tablespoon of tahini?
The Ministry's table gives 15 grams for one tablespoon of tahini, which is 100 calories.
The foods, their nutrients and their unit weights are the national nutrition table of the Ministry of Health, read on 5 November 2026. The figures are averages per 100 grams of the food as the table lists it.