Bulgarian tahini (tahan) is a thick sesame paste that is the essential base of tahan halva – one of Bulgaria's most iconic sweets.
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How should I track Tahini?
Tahini is high in iron. With calorie-dense foods like Tahini, a kitchen scale is your best friend. Research shows that portion estimation errors reach 50–200% for fats and oils (Almiron-Roig et al., Appetite 2013) — even a tablespoon off can mean 40–120 extra calories. Weigh on a scale rather than eyeballing — this applies to both liquid oils and solid fats like butter. If you use cooking sprays, note that "0 calorie" labels are per fraction-of-a-second spray — a realistic burst is closer to 5–10 calories, and multiple sprays add up.