how much oil is produced by a kg of sesame seeds in tunisia

   
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  • how much oil is produced by a kg of sesame seeds in tunisia
Which country produces the most sesame oil?

Sesame, an erect annual herb, is a member of the Pedaliaceae family and contains 45¨C65% oil. Tanzania is the largest producer of sesame oil followed by China, India, and Sudan. Apart from oil, sesame seeds are a rich source of protein and calcium. It is rich in methionine, valine, and tryptophan which are deficient in many other pulses and crops.

How much gamma tocopherol is in sesame oil?

Total tocopherol content of the sesame oil varies between 530 mg per kg and 1,000 mg per kg. Gamma tocopherol is the major tocopherol, 521 mg to 990 mg per kg, followed by delta (4 mg to 20 mg per kg) and alpha tocopherol (up to 3 mg per kg). Sesame oil may contain up to 20 mg per kg of gamma tocotrienol.

What is the nutritional value of sesame seeds?

Sesame seeds contain 50-55 percent oil and 25 percent protein. The oil contains approximately 47 percent oleic acid and 39 percent linoleic acid. Sesame seeds are used in baking, to top breads, buns and bagels, in crackers and in cakes. The ground seeds are used in East African cuisine in soups and fish dishes.

What is the oil content of 705 sesame seeds?

Among the seeds of the 705 sesame varieties, the oil content (the weight of all oil compounds per unit weight of intact seeds) varied from 40.83% to 61.88%. We identified a total of 13 significant associations ( P <1 × 10 ?6 in mixed model).