Dieci Sesame,
Sesame plant, which has been produced since ancient times, is the most consumed oil plant after sunflower oil. Sesame has numerous benefits and has a wide range of uses.
Almost more than half of the seeds of the sesame plant, which is known to have really high quality oil, contain oil. You can find many questions in our article, such as when to plant sesame plants, how and where to grow them. Here is the sesame plant in all its details!
What is Sesame Plant?
There are 36 different species of sesame plant, which belongs to the Pedaliaceae family and the genus Sesamum. It is a cultivated species. It is a very old cultural plant. There are many wild and cultivated species. Many researchers say that its origin is based on the fact that two-thirds of it is in Africa. They say that it then spread to India, China and Japan through West Asia.
What are the General Characteristics of Sesame Plant?
Sesame is a bush-shaped plant. It has taproot and its root is very fibrous. Its roots generally go 45 cm deep and spread laterally from 10 to 70 cm. In this case, which may vary depending on the soil structure, they can go down to a depth of 150 cm at most in suitable soil. It can grow up to 30 to 250 cm tall. It has a development period of approximately 3 to 4 months. It has two subspecies: 2-carpelled and 4-carpelled. Branches form from the leaves on the main stem of sesame. 1 to 3 flowers emerge from each leaf axil. Its flowers are pink in color. Sesame seeds in our country have a more branched structure than other sesame seeds and are in the bicarpellatum subspecies. The leaves of the sesame plant change from wide to thin and long from the beginning to the tip. The fruits of the sesame plant are rectangular in shape and are called capsules.
Does Sesame Plant Grow in Turkey?
It is a matter of curiosity how or how often sesame plants are grown in our country. There are many sesame species in Turkey that have adapted to the region where they grow over the years. It is grown in the Aegean, Mediterranean and Southeastern Anatolia regions. The reason why it is grown here is that the temperatures are higher than other regions. However, it is not grown in our country as much as in other countries. This may be related to cost and climate.
Sesame plant; It is grown in Lebanon, Nigeria, Niger, Myanmar, Uganda, India, Abyssinia, China, Chad, Burkina Faso and Turkey. Two-thirds of sesame grows in African countries. Lebanon is the country with the highest yield per decare.
What is the Content of Sesame?
When we consider 100 grams of sesame seeds, its average content is as follows:
Protein (g): 17.73
Moisture (g): 4.69
Fat (g): 49.67
Carbs: 23.45
Energy (kcal): 573
Ash (g): 4.45
Fiber (g): 11.8
Sugar (g): 0.30