Sesame

Chinese name:芝麻

Sesame is also called flax, sesame seed , black sesame, etc. It belongs to the annual herb of the sesame family. Sweet nature, having up blood eyesight, liver and hair care, through the fluid milk, laxative, beauty, longevity and other functions, known as the “anti fruit.” Modern research shows that sesame is rich in nutrients. The fatty oil content of sesame is about 61.7%. It is one of the four major edible oil crops in China. Sesame oil contains oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid and glycerides as the main components. ; containing protein mass 21.9%, amino acid type and lean like; further comprising sesamin, sesame oil fat phenol, lecithin, sucrose, pentosan and calcium, phosphorus, iron and other substances and vitamins A, D, E and so on.