Sesame Seeds


Product Description

Sesame seeds are tiny, oil-rich seeds that grow in pods on the Sesamum indicum plant. Unhulled seeds have the outer, edible husk intact, while hulled seeds come without the husk. The hull gives the seeds a golden-brown hue. Hulled seeds have an off-white color but turn brown when roasted.

Sesame seeds have many potential health benefits and have been used in folk medicine for thousands of years. They may protect against heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis (1Trusted Source). However, you may need to eat significant amounts — a small handful per day — to gain health benefits.

Natural Sesame Seeds : Specifications (Applicable to Black Sesame also)

Grade

99/1

99/1

98/2

98/2

95/5

Whitish Seeds

Min. 99 percent

Min. 99 percent

Min. 98 percent

Min. 98 percent

Min. 95 percent

Other Color Seeds

Max. 1 percent

Max. 1 percent

Max. 2 percent

Max. 2 percent

Max. 5 percent

Purity

99.950%

99.90%

99.50%

99.90%

99.00%

Other Aspects




FFA : 1.5%
Max Only


 

Mechanically Hulled Sesame Seeds : Specifications

Grade

Mechanically Hulled / Autodry / Sortex

Mechanically Hulled / Autodry / Sortex

Mechanically Hulled / Sundry/ Sortex

Mechanically Hulled / Sundry

Purity

99.950%

99.90%

99.50%

99.90%

Other Aspects



FFA : 1.5%
Max Only

 

 

We can offer the following packaging options:

Type of Bags

New Multi Wall Paper Bag

P. P. Bag

Jute Bag

Custom Requirement

Quantity

50 lb/ 22.68 kg / 25 kg

55.12 lb / 25 kg or 110.23 lb / 50 kg

110.23 lb / 50 kg

Please contact us

Container Capacity



20 Feet
18 - 19 Metric Tons

 

Overview:
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. It was a highly prized crop of Babylon and Assyria at least 4,000 years ago. Today India is the worlds largest producers of sesame followed by Burma, Sudan, Mexico, Nigeria, Venezuela, Turkey, Uganda, China and Ethiopia. Sesame was introduced to the United states in the 1930’s. Domestic production has been limited because of lack of cultivators that can be harvested mechanically. In 1987, the sesame average in this country was less than 2500 acres, about half of which were in Texas. The U.S. Imports about 40,000 tons of seed and 2,200 tons of sesame seed annually.

Uses:
Sesame seeds (approximately 50% oil and 25% protein) are used in bakery and confectionary, candy making and other food industries. Oil from the seed is used in cooking, salad oils, margarine and contains about 47% oleic acid and 39 linoleic acid. Foods fried in sesame oil have a log shelf life because the oil contains a antioxidant called “sesamol”. The oil can be used in the manufacture of soaps, paints, perfumes, pharmaceuticals and insecticides