id: 170

name: Sesame

flavor_bible_name_variants: seeds sesame,sesame,sesame seeds,sesame seeds black,sesame seeds white

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status: draft

source: foodb,flavor_bible

food_db_name: Sesame

flavor_db_name_variants: sesame

name_scientific: Sesamum orientale

description: Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods. Sesame seed is considered to be the oldest oilseed crop known, domesticated well over 5000 years ago. Sesame is very drought-tolerant. It has been called a survivor crop, with an ability to grow where most crops fail. Sesame has one of the highest oil contents of any seed. With a rich nutty flavor, it is a common ingredient in cuisines across the world. Sesame, like other nuts and foods, can trigger allergic reactions in some people. The world harvested about 3.84 million metric tonnes of sesame seeds in 2010. The largest producer of sesame seeds in 2010 was Burma. The world's largest exporter of sesame seeds was India, and Japan the largest importer.

itis_id: 505186

wikipedia_id: Sesame

picture_file_name: 170.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 129804

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:37:40.000Z

legacy_id: 180

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Oilseed crops

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:24.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:18.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 4182

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00170