Sesame

Description

Scientific name: Sesamum indicum Other names in English: Beniseed, Benneseed, Benniseed, Gingelly. Cultivation mode: Cultivated In manufacturing: Pharmaceutical, Oil, Confectionary, Spice, Dairy, Perfumery, Candy, Insecticide, Skin care, Hair care, Shampoo, Soap, Extract Chemical Composition: The seeds yield about 50% fixed oil, 22-25% proteins and upto 8% mucilage. The oil, a pale yellow odourless and tasteless liquid, consists of 45% oleic, 40% linoleic, 10% palmitic, 4% stearic and traces of arachidic and myristic acid glycerides. Also present in the oil is a phenol, sesamol, produced by the hydrolysis of a lignan, sesamolin.

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1300 Vienna - Austria

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