how many grams in a cup of sesame seeds?

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• How many grams in a cup of sesame seeds?
  About 142 g for a level cup of raw or toasted sesame seeds, per the King Arthur weight chart. The seeds are small and roughly spherical, so they pack more predictably than flour — scoop versus spoon-and-level usually differs by only 5-8 g per cup. For brittle and halva, where sugar-to-seed ratios are exact, weighing still beats measuring.
• Do I need to toast sesame seeds before measuring for tahini?
  Toast first, then measure if the recipe is written for toasted seeds — toasting drives off a small amount of moisture but doesn't change cup weight meaningfully (still around 140 g). What changes dramatically is flavor: toasted seeds give tahini a deep, nutty edge, while raw seeds make a paler, milder paste. One cup of seeds grinds down to roughly 3/4 cup of finished tahini.
• Are black and white sesame seeds the same weight per cup?
  Effectively yes — black sesame runs within a couple of grams of white per cup, so 142 g is a safe figure for either. The flavor differs more than the weight: black sesame is earthier and slightly more bitter, with a stronger toasted note even when raw. For a sesame brittle that reads as black, you can swap one-for-one by volume or weight without rebalancing the sugar.

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