Black sesame is one of the oldest Pancake week crops grown in China and Southeast Asia. In other parts of the world white sesame is predominant. What is the difference between these species, why sesame is useful, and how to eat urbec, you will learn by reading the article.
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Black sesame beneficial properties
In the preparation of oriental dishes, black sesame seeds are most often used.
100 g of seeds contain many useful substances, minerals and vitamins:
- proteins - 19 g;
- carbohydrates - 12 g;
- fats - 49 g;
- dietary fiber - 5.6 g;
- water - 9 g;
- vitamins B1, B2, E, PP;
- mineral salts of magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron;
- phytin;
- phytosterols, etc.
Unrefined black sesame has more beneficial properties and lasts longer.
Black sesame seeds improve the composition of the blood, the condition of the hair and nails, support the health of the thyroid gland, due to the content of riboflavin.
The properties of sesame seeds, useful for maintaining beauty and health:
- Phytin from raw seeds restores the balance of minerals in the body, removes radioactive cesium.
- Phytosterols strengthen the immune system, increase the body's resistance to various infections, and prevent the development of cancer.
- Sesame oil helps with insomnia, if you do massage with it at night, fast and sound sleep is guaranteed.
- Sesame seeds are useful for women's health, as they regulate hormones, prevent mastopathy.
The beneficial properties of sesame seeds are stored at room temperature for about 3 months.Frozen seeds can be stored for about 1 year. Sesame oil remains fresh for years, it does not deteriorate over time, even in very hot climates.
For whom sesame is useful
To get the most benefit for the body, sesame must be consumed in a soaked or grated form. If you fry the seeds and add to some dish, you get just a fragrant seasoning, devoid of most useful properties.
Sesame is not only for cooking.
Thanks to its healing properties, it is useful for those who have certain diseases:
- Sesame is used to prevent bone and joint diseases, cancer, atherosclerosis.
- Sesame is useful for women over 45, as it contains substances similar to female sex hormones - phytoestrogens.
- The use of sesame seeds increases the number of platelets in the blood, improves its coagulability, it is useful to those who suffer from bleeding.
In medicine, sesame oil serves as the basis for the preparation of fat-soluble injectable preparations. Healing wound dressings and plasters are impregnated with them.
What is different from white
Black sesame seeds contain more antioxidants, they have a rich aroma. This variety is considered better than white for eating.
Black sesame seeds are realized in contrast to white, unpeeled, the core and husk are black. Its taste is nutty, pronounced, without bitterness.
How to consume black sesame for health
Sesame can heal many diseases. But the seeds contain a lot of fat, they are a high-calorie product, 590 kcal per 100 g. Therefore, for an adult, the daily norm of the product is no more than 3 teaspoons.
To get the maximum benefit from sesame, it is eaten unroasted, without heat treatment. You can grind the seeds in a blender, soaking previously in water for 1 hour.
Use in cooking and cosmetology
In Russia, sesame is used mainly for the preparation of desserts (kozinaki, halva) and topping various pastries. In oriental cuisine he finds wider application. Sesame seeds have an oily-nutty taste, so they go well with vegetable and meat salads, shrimps, fish, and various sauces. In Dagestan, sesame paste is made - urbec.
In cosmetology, sesame oil is used to obtain creams, ointments and emulsions. It well removes skin irritation, rejuvenates and cleanses it.
Wrinkle mask
Structure:
- cocoa butter - 1 tsp;
- sesame oil - 1 tsp;
- cocoa - 1 tsp.
Use:
Mix all the components, apply to the skin in a warm form, hold for 20 minutes, then rinse. Do every 2 days.
Nourishing masks for dry hair are also prepared with sesame oil. These procedures slow down the aging process, beneficial substances penetrate the skin and hair, nourish them, support beauty and health.
Urbek, black sesame paste: benefits and harms
Urbech is a national Dagestan dish, it contains grated grains. Thanks to the culinary processing, useful elements from sesame seeds, including calcium, are well absorbed by the body.
Who benefits from pasta:
- young children for the prevention of rickets;
- elderly people from osteoporosis;
- pregnant and lactating women;
- athletes.
Urbech is very nutritious, it is useful to use for everyone who is experiencing great physical and mental stress. Its constituent magnesium has a calming effect on the nervous system. Due to the high content of Omega 3, urbec helps reduce cholesterol, improves the condition of the skin, bones and joints.The use of the product has a beneficial effect on the brain.
Sesame paste contains natural antioxidants that help prevent cancer. It is not only useful, but also very tasty. The aroma of the pasta is pleasant, resembles sesame halva or nuts. If there is it in its pure form, it greatly envelops the oral cavity, thanks to the oily structure. The manufacturer recommends mixing urbec with honey in a ratio of 1: 1. If you are allergic to honey, you can add jam or eat, spreading on fruits.
Contraindications
The benefits of sesame are much greater than the harm.
But some people have contraindicated it:
- with excess weight, it is undesirable to abuse sesame dishes, because they contain many calories;
- with thrombophlebitis and concomitant diseases, sesame is contraindicated;
- with exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases, seeds can irritate the gastric mucosa;
- use with caution to those who have kidney stones, since sesame contains oxalates.
According to legend, it was black sesame that entered the elixir of immortality. If there are no contraindications, it is useful to include it in your daily diet.
