SC - Tahini/Sesame Butter

[Laura C Minnick]

On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Chip wrote:

> > This is interesting- I bet a Tablespoon of sesame seeds doesn't weigh more
> > than 3 or 4 grams- how in blazes can they have 13.6 grams of fat in them?
> > But the tahini makes sense.
> I'm thinking it takes more than a tablespoon of sesame seeds to make a
> tablespoon of tahini, thus your elevated numbers.  Once you have a
> paste, the 'tween seed space is filled with sesame goodness.
 
Maybe that contributes. But last I knew grams for bulk are different than
grams to measure fat- kinda like how eight ounces in a cup measure is not
the same as eight ounces on a scale. Does that make any sense?

'Lainie
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