>Incidently, according to the USDA data, 100g of whole dried sesame
>seeds contains .388g of tryptophan -- more than twice what you report.

Did you mean .388 milligrams???  Isn't it customary to use the closest
measurement?  i.e., if something is a fraction of a gram to list it in
milligrams?

Would not the phytates in the sesame seeds interfere with trytophan
absorption?  After all, I've read that the phytates (fiber complexes)
interfere with calcium, iron, and other minerals in seeds.  Also, eating 3
1/2 oz. of sesame seeds is quite a large volume.  I don't think it  is a
realistic servings size.

Rachel
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