Tahini
Tahini is a paste of ground sesame seeds, used in hummus, halva and dressings.
- Used in
- Food ingredient
- Role
- Seed
- Database entry
- Sesame seed
In the IngrediLens database, tahini is one of the names listed under Sesame seed, so the app gives it the same allergen and diet flags.
Contains / relevant to
- Sesame: Relevant to people avoiding sesame. Sesame seed, sesame oil and tahini.
What to look for on labels
- On prepacked food in the EU and UK, sesame must be emphasised in the ingredient list (usually in bold), so look for tahini in bold or with its source named, for example “tahini (sesame)”.
- In the US, a major food allergen (milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) must be named in brackets after the ingredient or in a “Contains:” line under the list.
Related
- Sesame seedSesame seed is the small oil-rich seed of the sesame plant, used whole, as oil and as tahini paste.
- ChickpeasChickpeas are a pulse used whole, as gram flour and in hummus; they are not one of the regulated allergen…
- Sesame, mustard, celery and lupin: overlooked allergensGuide
- How to read allergen labels on food (EU, UK and US)Guide
Sources
Sesame became a declarable allergen in the US under the FASTER Act and is listed in the EU.
- US FASTER Act 2021 (sesame added as a major food allergen)
- EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information, Annex II (allergens)
- IngrediLens ingredient database (names, flags and notes shown on this page)
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