Sesame Oil

The refined fixed oil obtained from the seed of one or more cultivated varieties of Sesamum indicum. It is used as a solvent and oleaginous vehicle for drugs and has been used internally as a laxative and externally as a skin softener. It is used also in the manufacture of margarine, soap, and cosmetics. (Dorland, 28th ed & Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Also Known As:

Oil, Sesame; Oils, Sesame; Sesame Oils; Fats and Glyceridic oils, sesame

Lipids: 114793
- Fats: 2399
  - Dietary Fats: 4289
    - Unsaturated Dietary Fats: 101
      - Sesame Oil: 308
  - Unsaturated Fats: 315
    - Sesame Oil: 308
- Oils: 1493
  - Plant Oils: 517
    - Sesame Oil: 308
Complex Mixtures: 1906
- Biological Products
  - Plant Preparations: 622
    - Plant Oils: 517
      - Sesame Oil: 308
Physiological Phenomena
- Diet, Food, and Nutrition
  - Food
    - Dietary Fats: 4289
      - Unsaturated Dietary Fats: 101
        Sesame Oil: 308
Food and Beverages
- Food
  - Dietary Fats: 4289
    - Unsaturated Dietary Fats: 101
      - Sesame Oil: 308

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