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Sesame Flour

Flour produced from sesame seeds.

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About Sesame Flour

Sesame flour is a powdered ingredient made by milling sesame seeds or sesame seed material. It is used in baked goods, doughs, coatings, sauces, fillings, spice blends, and thickening mixtures, either alone or combined with other flours.

It has a pronounced toasted, nutty, and slightly bitter sesame flavour. Texture, aroma, oiliness, fineness, and colour vary because products may be made from whole seeds or from partially or substantially defatted sesame meal left after oil extraction.

Sesame flour may be beige, tan, brown, or darker, and may be finely milled or slightly gritty. Whole-seed products generally differ in feel and oiliness from defatted meals, so preparation and the exact product affect how it behaves in mixtures.

Ingredient type
flour
Form
flour

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Local names for sesame flour

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English

Sesame Flour

English

low-fat sesame flour

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Sesame Flour nutrition & diet

Sesame Flour nutritional value

Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
382kcal
Protein
40.3g
Carbs
35.1g
Fat
11.9g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Establish whether this is whole-seed sesame flour or flour made after oil removal before choosing a reference. Match the grind and dry form, and account for its use in batters, breads, sauces, or blended products rather than treating a prepared food as flour.

Compare the right form: Match dry sesame-seed flour by its processing: whole-seed, partially defatted, or defatted flour are distinct forms and require separate references.

Diet considerations

Sesame flour is plant-derived, but compatibility depends on the exact flour and recipe. Added dairy, egg, meat ingredients, sweeteners, coatings, or cereal flours can change the dietary classification. Because it is often blended into baked goods or sauces, portion size may alter the carbohydrate pattern.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

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