Sesame Seeds in Nigeria

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Sesame seeds (or sesamum or benniseed) are the seeds of the tropical annual Sesamum indicum. The species has a long history of cultivation, mostly for its yield of oil.

Based on their colour difference, sesame seed in Nigeria can be classified into two (2) types namely the white/raw and black/mixed.

The white varieties are usually regarded as the food grade and used in the bakery industry while the black varieties are referred to as oil grade and used in the production of sesame oil.

The White (Food Grade) seed is grown around the towns of Keffi, Lafia/Makurdi, Doma, and in Nassarawa, Taraba, and Benue States.

The demand market for sesame seed can be classified into two (2) broad groups namely that who import because of the high-quality oil extractable from the seed and those who buy for non-oil use.

Oil based importers are mostly in Asia and includes countries like Japan and Korea. The national requirement for sesame seed in Japan is estimated at over two hundred thousand (200,000) MT. With national requirement of over sixty thousand (60,000) MT the US market is mixture of oil and non-oil market.

Sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum) are grown primarily for their oil content. The European market primarily uses sesame seeds for toppings on bakery products such as bread, bagels, hamburger buns and confectionery (sweets). Sesame seeds are also used in snacks, salads (seed, dressings and sauces) and crackers, often in the form of sesame sticks.

Restaurants and natural food consumers also purchase sesame seeds for use in food from various cuisines products like tahini and hummus, sushi and Eastern dessert.

White seeds are used primarily in natural or hulled form because of their aesthetic value, whereas mixed seeds are generally crushed into oil.