How sesame oil is made - Deepstash

How sesame oil is made

Sesame seeds contain about 44-60% oil, which can be extracted 2 ways 

A. By expeller-pressing 

Cold-pressed oil

- oil extracted by expeller-pressing the seeds in cooler temperatures

- produces the highest quality oil

B. By the use of chemical solvents. 

- when sesame seeds are further refined through solvent extraction (usually hexane), neutralization and bleaching to improve its cosmetic aspects especially when it was sourced from low quality seeds. 

Sesame oil derived from quality seeds are usually not refined to preserve its nutty, sesame flavor. 

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