Can I have Tahini?

Written by Zoë on November 17, 2009 - 5 Comments
Categories: FAQs

Q) Can I have Tahini?

A) Tahini is a sesame seed paste. I’ve checked my nutrition composition database and it only lists Tahini in a sesame butter form (it must be butter based, therefore).

It lists 100g of tahini as containing 53g fat and 22g carb (protein is 17g and the rest is water), so it mixes at source, just as nuts and seeds do (makes sense).

Not good even for Phase 2, therefore, but OK as a cheat for Phase 3.

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  1. Janine Janine
    November 18, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    Hi

    Just wondering if you can have fruit teas on Phase 1? i do apologise for keep adding comments instead of posting as i don’t know how!!

  3. Hannah Bird Hannah Bird
    November 27, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Hello Zoe, tahini is crushed sesame seeds. There is no butter involved although it can be used as a substitute for, e.g. peanut butter which could be confusing. There is some information about it on Wikipedia, here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahini

  4. Zoë
    November 27, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Hi Hannah – many thanks for this – you’re absolutely right. I should have said the one I have nutritional info for is butter based (this is the most natural version on the US Dietary database) – but it doesn’t have to be butter based.
    Best wishes – Zoe x

  5. Julia Julia
    November 18, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    Hi Zoe
    Is Rye bread ok in phase 2?

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