Tahini

96Clean

Ingredients · 9

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Common questions

Is Tahini healthy?

Tahini scores 96/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Tahini?

Tahini lists 9 ingredients, starting with Olive Oil, Sesame Seeds, Cumin Powder, Garlic and Lime. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Tahini contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Tahini’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Tahini?

Tahini is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Tahini compare to other nuts & seeds?

At 96/100 Tahini sits in our top band, among the better nuts & seeds we have scored. A higher-scoring option in nuts & seeds is Bio+ Cashewbruch (Organic Cashew Pieces) at 100/100.

Is Tahini organic?

Tahini is not certified organic in our data.

Has Tahini been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Tahini, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.