Sesame is a nutrient-dense traditional oilseed that is often undervalued in household diets despite its high nutritional and health benefits. The seeds can be consumed in snacks, mixed into flour, bread, porridge, baby foods, juices, or processed into cooking oil and sesame milk. Rich in protein, healthy fats, fiber, calcium, iron, zinc, and B vitamins, sesame supports strong bones, blood health, immunity, heart health, and helps protect the body from non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.
Key benefits
- Health. Protein, healthy fats, fibre, calcium, iron and zinc for bones, blood, immunity and heart health.
- Climate. A traditional oilseed that copes with dry growing conditions.
- Food. Used in snacks, flour, porridge, cooking oil and sesame milk.