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Toasted Sesame Oil
Toasted sesame oil is a dark, aromatic oil made from roasted sesame seeds and commonly used in small amounts for flavoring in East Asian cuisines. It has a rich nutty taste and is typically used as a finishing oil rather than a high-volume cooking oil.
Beneficial properties
source of unsaturated fats
rich flavor in small amounts
contains sesame lignans
contains vitamin E
Nutritional highlights
It primarily provides fat, especially unsaturated fatty acids, along with small amounts of vitamin E and sesame-derived antioxidant compounds such as sesamol and sesamin.