Black sesame contains a variety of vitamins, including VA, VB, VC, VD, VE, and VK, of which VE is the highest, ranking the first among plant foods. Vitamin E has antioxidant, anti-atherosclerotic, ...

Black sesame contains up to 18 kinds of mineral elements, including the macro elements Ca, P, S, Mg, K, Na and trace elements Fe, Zn, Se, Cu, Mn, B, Cr, Sr, Si, Al, etc. It is generally recognized ...

Melanin is mainly found in the seed coat of black sesame. It is safe, non-toxic, and stable, and be an excellent natural melanin. Black sesame melanin has antioxidant, free radical scavenging, lipi...

Sesame lignans are important physiologically active ingredients in sesame, accounting for 0.5~1% of the mass of sesame seeds. The lignan compounds in black sesame have functions of antioxidant, liv...