Originally from Africa and Asia, also called sesame or benne, it is one of the oldest seeds that has been used mainly in the East for its nutritional, preventive and curative properties. To make sesame milk we will use toasted golden or black sesame seeds, interchangeably.
Sesame is a seed with a pleasant flavor that stands out for its high protein content and high levels of calcium, iron and zinc. At Chufamix we love to use it as a nutritional complement to other milks or natural vegetable juices.
It was one of the first oil seeds known to humanity. It contains fatty acids that help regulate blood cholesterol levels.
It has large amount of fiber, contributing to the regulation of intestinal function, and notable antioxidant properties. Vitamins type B and E.
To well absorb the nutrients of sesame it is necessary to toast its seeds and grind them a little. However, if we puree it it can lose properties and become indigestible.
Consumption of sesame is recommended in cases of anemia, in pregnancy and menopause, to prevent male infertility, to regulate cholesterol and lubricate heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and lungs.
It is used by various cultures around the world in various forms; It is taken in oil, in tahini (gomasio), as halva in the East (mixture of sesame and honey), in the form of vegetable milk…
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