Sesame Seed - Hulled White, Black & Brown Varieties | High Protein Content, Used For Oil Extraction, Bakery, Confectionery, And Poultry Feed

There are mainly three types of sesame seeds produced in India - white, black and brown. Natural white sesame seed is the most traded and used for crushing and direct consumption. It has its various uses in bakery, confectionery, sesame products like tahini and many other food items. Indian sub-continent mainly crushes it to produce unrefined and filtered oil while East and Southeast asian countries consume toasted oil. In Middle East it is mainly used in the production of tahini (halwa). Brown seeds are alsoused for oil extraction purpose whereas black sesame seeds are for medicinal purpose as they are known to have many health benefits. When the seeds are crushed to produce oil, its by-product sesame extraction is also produced. Sesame seed extraction / meal is a high protein ( 45-47%) feed meal being used as a valuable ingredient in poultry feed. Hulled sesame seeds which are widely used in bakery and confectionery industry are derived by removing the outer skin of natural seeds through the process called hulling. It has two types depending upon its drying process - Autodried and Sundried. Developed countries prefer auto while developing nations buy sundried which is more reasonable.
The prices of sesame seeds are highly volatile and can swing to great extent in a day. The information regarding its crop size in different parts of the world is not easily available and thats why the crop estimates keep on changing.