How To Identify Sesame Oil When Buying It
How to identify sesame oil when buying it
Sesame is one of my country's three major oil crops, its output ranks second in the world, and sesame oil output ranks first in the world. In addition to extracting oil from sesame, candies, pastries, artificial cheese, etc. can also be produced.
Sesame oil, rich aroma. During the processing, the unique components in sesame are stir-fried at high temperatures to produce substances with special aroma, which gives sesame oil a unique aroma that is different from other edible oils, so it is called sesame oil.
Effects of sesame oil:
1. Delaying aging: Sesame oil is rich in vitamin E, which has the function of promoting cell division and delaying aging;
2. Protecting blood vessels: Sesame oil contains about 40% unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic acid and palmitic acid, which are easily decomposed, absorbed and utilized by the human body to promote cholesterol metabolism and help eliminate deposits on the walls of arterial blood vessels;
3. Lubricating the intestines and relieving constipation;
4. Reducing the harm of tobacco and alcohol: People who have the habit of smoking and drinking often drink sesame oil, which can reduce the direct stimulation and damage of smoke to teeth, gums, oral mucosa, and the formation of smoke spots in the lungs, and also have a relative inhibitory effect on the absorption of nicotine.
5. Protecting the throat: Drinking sesame oil regularly can enhance the elasticity of the vocal cords and has a good recovery effect on hoarseness and chronic pharyngitis;
How to identify sesame oil when buying it:
Color identification method: Pure sesame oil is red or orange-red, machine-pressed sesame oil is lighter in color than small-milled sesame oil, sesame oil mixed with rapeseed oil is dark yellow, and mixed with cottonseed oil is dark red.
Water test method: Use chopsticks to dip a drop of sesame oil and drop it on the calm cold water surface. Pure sesame oil will show a thin, colorless, transparent, large oil flower, and then condense into several tiny oil beads. The oil flower of adulterated sesame oil is small and thick, and it is not easy to spread.
Smell method: Small-milled sesame oil has a mellow, rich, and unique aroma. If it is mixed with peanut oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, etc., it will not only have a poor aroma, but also have other odors such as peanuts and beans.
