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"Natural sesame seeds, those that are unhulled, are high in calcium. One tablespoon provides 87.8 mg while the hulled variety offers only 10.5 mg for that same tablespoon. Comparing sesame seeds to milk turned up some surprising figures in the calcium count. One cup of natural sesame seeds had 1404.0 mg of calcium, while one cup of non-fat milk provided 316.3 mg. and one cup of whole milk contained 291 mg of calcium."

Quoted from Vegetarians in Paradise
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

That's great info, and sesame seeds look like a good addition to a gut load. The one thing that I don't understand is the point of your comparison to milk. Though there is a big difference in equal amounts of each, it would not be practical for a person to consume a cup of sesame seeds, I for one wouldn't. Just a heads up about these kinds of comparisons.
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Bill DiFabio
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Two purposes...

1) you can scale it to the amount you do eat (if you'd only eat 1/4 cup, then divide by 4).

2) Because some people do use a lot of sesame...ever cook food?
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It is still very high in phosphorus, which does not make it a very good usable (for bone building) source of calcium. Yes, I cook very often. The protien content of sesame seeds os more of an attribute than it's calcium content.
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Bill DiFabio
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Sesame seeds still have quite a bit more calcium than phosphorous, so I don't see how it would make a poor choice. It's only excessive amounts of phosphorous that cause problems, not the actual presence of it. Excessive amounts of protein will also contribute to the body's loss of calcium, but I don't see people trying to eliminate protein from their gutload recipes.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

np
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

thanks for this piece of info xelda! i'm glad i found it because i was going to post a question and ask if seseme seeds were alright! hehe... i went on a road trip and ended up buying a big bag of seseme seeds for $1! thanks again!

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