Fancy White Sesame Seeds

White Sesame seeds are the hulled seeds of the sesame plant, an annual plant botanically known as Sesamum indicum. The sesame seeds grow within the plant's fruit, which pop open when ripe, scattering the seeds in the process. This can make harvesting challenging, so farmers either collect the fruit before it has ripened and dry them off the plant, or they hang a cloth beneath the plants to catch the seeds as they exit the fruits. Sesame seeds are dark brown to black in color when harvested. These darker-colored seeds are sold as black sesame seeds. To get White Sesame seeds, the dark hull of the seed is removed, resulting in a creamier and sweeter seed with an off-white color and softer crunch. Sesame seeds originated in India. These seeds are considered the oldest oilseed crop in the world. In fact, sesame plants are the oldest known plant species to be grown primarily for their seeds and oils rather than for their leaves, fruit or vegetables. Although it is a seed plant, it can still bother people with allergies and has a distinctly nutty flavor. Highly valued in eastern Mediterranean and African cultures, sesame seeds are used to flavor foods, provide essential fats and enhance skin health. Sesame has one of the highest oil contents of any seed and a rich, nutty flavor, which is why sesame oil, tahini and the seeds themselves are common ingredients in cuisines across the world. View Item Spec Sheet