Sesame seed

Description

Sesame seed (or sesamum or Benni seed) are the seeds of the tropical annual sesamum indicum. The species has a long history of cultivation mostly for its yield of oil. The original area of domestically of sesame is obscure but likely to have been cultivated first in Asia or India. Sesame seeds are protected by a fibrous hull or skin which may be whitish to brown or black depending on the variety. The seeds have a high oil content of **- *0%.