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United States product record

Tahini: How Commercial Products Changed Over Time

A dated United States record of tahini products, packages, formulations, prices, claims, and commercial milestones.

3 product families13 confirmed observationsApril 25, 2013 to August 29, 2026Updated
Three unlabelled jars of beige tahini beside hulled sesame seeds, hummus, and a lemon
Tahini can be a roasted U.S. jar or a hulled sesame staple. Seed-only formulas still differ in roast, mill, and price per ounce. Image: The Foods That Shaped Us Research Desk. Image terms. Request permission.

Current evidence status

This record follows 3 tahini product families in the U.S. market. It reports only dated, confirmed fields. A blank year means no qualifying observation, not that the product stayed the same.

The historical identity behind the products

Tahini is the sesame paste of Levantine, Mediterranean, and wider West Asian cooking, sitting on a much older oilseed history. The Sesame history article follows domestication, tahini, oil, and benne; this guide compares current U.S. jars.

Read the full Tahini history

Confirmed commercial timeline

  1. Soom received its first commercial tahini import

    Soom dates its first pallet of tahini arriving in Philadelphia to April 25, 2013, before its first restaurant sale in May.

  2. Current U.S. product snapshots compiled

    Catalogue identity, formulation, package-price, and availability fields were recorded separately so later changes can be compared without overwriting this baseline.

Current product snapshot

Current confirmed product, formulation, package, observed price, availability, and observation date
ProductFormula / formatPackage and priceStatus
Soom Foods Premium TahiniObserved August 29, 2026Roasted sesame paste; 16 oz jarSesame seeds.$22.5016 oz$1.41 per ozavailableSource
Al Arz Tahini Sesame Seed PasteObserved August 29, 2026Fine hulled sesame paste; 16 oz / about 454 g jar100% hulled sesame seeds, according to the cited retailer.$8.9916 oz / about 454 g$0.56 per ozavailableSource
Mighty Sesame Co. Whole Seed Squeezable TahiniObserved August 29, 2026Whole-seed tahini in a 10.9 oz squeeze bottleRoasted whole sesame seeds.$5.9810.9 oz$0.55 per ozlocation dependentSource

These are point-in-time observations, not permanent offers. Tax, shipping, subscriptions, bundles, promotions, and local stock are not assumed unless the record states them.

Formulation and package changes

This pilot establishes a 2026 baseline. No earlier formulation or package is treated as comparable unless a dated observation is present. Later confirmed changes will append to this record.

Ownership, manufacturing, recalls, and authenticity

No additional qualifying event is currently recorded beyond the dated timeline above. Absence from this dataset is not proof that an event never occurred.

Trend observations

No aggregate trend metric is published for this identity unless its value, geography, period, sample, and source can be stated together. Product counts in this record describe the tracked sample, not the whole U.S. market.

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The files contain confirmed derived observations, evidence metadata, source links, and checksums. They do not reproduce restricted source captures.

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Evidence and provenance

  1. [1]Sesame — Encyclopaedia Britannica; 2024. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  2. [2]Al Arz Tahini 16 oz — Gleiberman's Gourmet; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  3. [3]Mighty Sesame Co. Whole Seed Squeezable Tahini — heb.com; 2026-08-29. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  4. [4]Mighty Sesame Co. Whole Seed Squeezable Tahini — mightysesameco.com; 2026-08-29. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  5. [5]16 oz Premium Tahini — Soom Foods; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  6. [6]Soom's 10th Birthday — Soom Foods; 2013-04-25. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  7. [7]Tahini collection — Soom Foods; 2026. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.
  8. [8]Sesame as a Major Food Allergen — U.S. Food and Drug Administration; 2023. Captured 2026-08-29. metadata only.

Where to explore next

Current buying guide Full food history All Food Evolution records