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Nutrient content per 100 g

Delicious season

Sesame

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Commentary on vegetables

• There are 4 types of white sesame, black sesame, gold sesame and tea sesame
• 99% of sesame in Japan is imported
• Health foods rich in vitamins E, B, calcium and minerals
• 55% of ingredients are lipids
• Expected effects such as prevention of aging, improvement of liver function, prevention of arteriosclerosis
• When stir fry, fry over high heat (be careful because it is easy to burn)

White sesame＝seeds are produced all over the world. Become a raw material for sesame oil
Black sesame = mainly from Southeast Asia. High percentage of seed coat, hard skin
Gold sesame / tea sesame = rich and fragrant. Expensive and often used in kaiseki cuisine

Good things to eat together

• Aging prevention = Squash, broccoli, Sweet potato
• Healthy brain effect = milk, kelp, agar
• Prevention of constipation = Wakame, Butterbur, Jew’s mallow
• Healthy brain effect =bluefin tuna, Sardine, bonito,salmon

Preservation method

• Avoid hot and humid
• Store in a dry place as it is not good at moisture.
• Room temperature is acceptable in winter, but if possible, store in refrigerator in summer
  (Put out only what you use from the refrigerator.)

recipe

• Sesame sauce
• Sesame tofu
• Sesame dressing
• Rikyu

Food composition table

Per 100g edible portion

Sesame（Roast）

Waste rate	0%
Energy	599㎉
moisture	1.6ｇ
Protein	20.3ｇ
Lipid	54.2ｇ
Carbohydrate	18.5ｇ
Sodium	2㎎
Potassium	410㎎
Calcium	1200㎎
Magnesium	360㎎
Rin	560㎎
iron	9.9㎎
Zinc	5.9㎎
Copper	1.68㎎
Manganese	2.52㎎
Lodine	–
Selenium	27㎍
Chromium	4㎍
Molybdenum	110㎍
Vitamin A（Retinol）	–
Vitamin A（β-carotene）	7㎍
Vitamin D	–
Vitamin E（Tocopherol α）	0.1㎎
Vitamin K	12㎍
Vitamin B1	0.49㎎
Vitamin B2	0.23㎎
Niacin	5.3㎎
Vitamin B6	0.64㎎
Vitamin B12	–
Folic acid	150㎍
Pantothenic acid	0.51㎎
Biotin	14.8㎍
Vitamin C	–
Dietary fiber(aggregate amount）	12.6ｇ

Quoted from the Japanese food standard composition table 2015 edition