Health benefits of sesame seeds

1. Sesame seeds is beneficial to hypertensive patients

2. Sesame seeds reduces the risk of cancer

• Colon Cancer
• Leukemia
• Prostate Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Multiple Myeloma
• Pancreatic Cancer

3. Sesame seeds aids management of diabetes type 2

4. Sesame prevents dental Plaque/gingivitis

5. Sesame may offer protect against Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

6. Sesame seeds may prevent Atherosclerosis

7. Sesame seeds improve sleep in infants

8. Sesame seeds may prevent airway spasms in asthmatics

9. Sesame seeds may protect against Gentamicin-induced kidney damage

*0. Sesame seeds helps prevent migraine and osteoporosis

Culinary uses

Sesame seeds have a delicate nutty flavor. Their flavor indeed becomes more pronounced once they are gently roasted under low flame just for few minutes.

Sesame seeds are used liberally in cooking. The seeds ground with olive or any other vegetable oil to make a semi-solid, flavorful paste, which is then added to different cuisine.

• Dry, roasted sesame seeds and vegetable oil are ground into a thin light brown color paste known as tahini. Tahiniis one of the main ingredients in famous middle-eastern dip, hummus.

• Dry fried seeds sprinkled over toasts, biscuits, breads, cakes, salads, stir fries etc.

• The seeds are largely used in the manufacture of margarinein Europe.

• The seeds are used in many traditional south-Indian sweet delicacies, often mixed with roasted peanuts, almonds, and jaggery.

• Roasted and crushed seeds often sprinkled over salads, desserts, particularly sundaes and other ice cream based preparations.

• Gomashiois a Japan's specialty, which uses ground sesame seeds.

• Sesame oil obtained from the seeds is one of the most sought after cooking oil in Malaysia, Indonesia and southern states of rural India.

How to Enjoy

• Add sesame seeds into the batter the next time you make homemade bread, muffins or cookies.
• Use the traditional macrobiotic seasoning, gomasio, to enliven your food. You can either purchase gomasio at a health food store or make your own by using a mortar and pestle. Simply mix together one part dry roasted sea salt with twelve parts dry roasted sesame seeds.
• Sesame seeds add a great touch to steamed broccoli that has been sprinkled with lemon juice.
• Spread tahini (sesame paste) on toasted bread and either drizzle with honey for a sweet treat or combine with miso for a savory snack.
• Combine toasted sesame seeds with rice vinegar, soy sauce and crushed garlic and use as a dressing for salads, vegetables and noodles.
• Healthy sauté chicken with sesame seeds, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and your favorite vegetables for a healthy,