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Black Sesame Seeds: Black sesame seeds (Sesamum

Indicum L) are similar to the more common white
sesame seeds. Black sesame seeds are not hulled,
brown (golden) sesame seeds retain their hulls too, and
the white seeds are hulled which exposes their true
seed color. Lighter colored sesame seeds are used more
in the West and in the Middle East, and the black
sesame seeds are more popular in Far East cuisine.
White and black sesame seeds can be used together for
an attractive accent to any meal. Sesame seeds are rich
in vitamins and minerals and offer several health
related benefits. Black sesame seeds contain about
60% more calcium than hulled sesame seeds.
Sesame seeds are thought to have originated in India.
The famous saying "Open sesame!" came from the
sesame seed pod which bursts open when ripe. In
Africa sesame seeds are called 'benne' and are used as food and for their oil content. Sesame seeds have
been around for thousands of years, in fact it is said that when the gods created the world they drank
sesame seed wine.
Black sesame seeds are more flavorful and have a stronger aroma than white or brown sesame seeds.
Toasting black sesame seeds releases beneficial chemicals as well as enhancing the flavor. Black sesame
seeds are rich in a fatty oil. Oil content is high, between 40% and 60%. The oil has a distinctive flavor,
and is rich in antioxidants which give it a long shelf life. The seeds also enjoy a long shelf life and resist
rancidity. After removing the oil, seeds are 35% to 50% protein. Sesame butter, also known as 'tahini', is a
paste which resembles peanut butter. Tahini is made from ground, hulled sesame seeds and is used in
Hummus and other Middle Eastern and Asian dishes.

Black Sesame Seed Facts:
Black Sesame Seeds are similar to the more common white sesame seeds.
Latin name: Sesamum Indicum L
Black Sesame Seeds are not hulled.
Black sesame seeds are more flavorful than hulled seeds.
Sesame seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil.
Sesame seeds are high in protein.
Black Sesame Seeds add an attractive accent to food.
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Nutritional data per 100g:
Alanine - 0.927 g
Arginine - 2.630 g
Ash - 4.45 g
Aspartic acid - 1.646 g
Calcium, Ca - 975 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference - 23.45 g
Carotene, beta - 5 mcg
Copper, Cu - 4.082 mg
Cystine - 0.358 g
Energy - 2397 kj
Energy - 573 kcal
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated - 18.759 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated - 21.773 g
Fatty acids, total saturated - 6.957 g
Fiber, total dietary - 11.8 g
Folate, DFE - 97 mcg_DFE
Folate, food - 97 mcg
Folate, total - 97 mcg
Glutamic acid - 3.955 g
Glycine - 1.215 g
Histidine - 0.522 g
Iron, Fe - 14.55 mg
Isoleucine - 0.763 g
Leucine - 1.358 g
Lysine - 0.569 g
Magnesium, Mg - 351 mg
Manganese, Mn - 2.460 mg
Methionine - 0.586 g
Niacin - 4.515 mg
Pantothenic acid - 0.050 mg
Phenylalanine - 0.940 g
Phosphorus, P - 629 mg
Phytosterols - 714 mg
Potassium, K - 468 mg
Proline - 0.810 g
Protein - 17.73 g
Riboflavin - 0.247 mg
Selenium, Se - 5.7 mcg
Serine - 0.967 g
Sodium, Na - 11 mg
Sugars, total - 0.30 g
Thiamin - 0.791 mg
Threonine - 0.736 g
Total lipid (fat) - 49.67 g
Tryptophan - 0.388 g
Tyrosine - 0.743 g
Valine - 0.990 g
Vitamin A, IU - 9 IU
Vitamin B-6 - 0.790 mg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) - 0.25 mg
Water - 4.69 g
Zinc, Zn - 7.75 mg
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