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sesame is a flowering plant in the genus sesamum, commonly known as "till", is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. they are tiny, flat oval seeds with a nutty taste and an almost invisible crunch. they come in a host of different colours, depending upon the variety, including white, yellow, black and red.
sesame seeds are used to add texture and flavour to a variety of rolls, crackers, salad dressings, bakery & confectionery, candy making, production of tahini and sesame oil (which is used for cooking, manufacturing perfumes, pharmaceuticals and cosmetic products).
types and specifications of sesame seeds:-
| hulled sesame seeds:- | ||
| grade | purity | other aspects |
| auto dried (medium quality) | 99.90% | ffa – 1.00% to 1.25% oil content – 48% min moisture – 5% max |
| auto dried/sun dried – sortex | 99.95% | |
| auto dried – sortex | 99.97% | |
| auto dried – sortex (premium quality) | 99.98% | |
| auto dried – sortex (extra premium quality) | 99.99% | |
| natural sesame seeds:- | ||||
| grade | whitish seeds | other color seeds | purity | other aspects |
| 98/2/2 | 98% min | 2% max | 98% min | oil content – 48% min ffa 1.50% to 2.00% min moisture 6% max |
| 98/2/1 | 98% min | 1% max | 98% min | |
| 99/1/1 | 99% min | 1% max | 99% min | |
| 99/1-99.90 | 99% min | 1% max | 99.90% min | |
| 99/1-99.95 | 99% min | 1% max | 99.95% min | |
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