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Necessity of Paying Attention to Sesame Oil Production Safety
Authors: Mehrnoosh Shirdeli , Saeede Sadat Hosseini , Motahareh Sadat Hosseini
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Sesame oil, known as Queen Oil, is one of the
most nutritious sources. Raw sesame oil contains
compounds, such as waxes, free fatty acids, and
unsaturated fatty acids. It also contains
antioxidants such as vitamin E, gum, small
particles, etc. (1, 2). Given the presence of
anticancer compounds, such as antioxidants and
unsaturated fatty acids, this foodstuff is
recommended to patients with cardiovascular
diseases (3). However, it should be considered that
this oil, similar to all other liquid oils, has high
potential for chemical and microbial spoilage due
to factors, such as light, exposure to air,
temperature, humidity of the environment, and
microbial agents. Furthermore, Sesame oil causes
hydrolysis and oxidation processes, which
increases the necessity of observing the essential
points during the production and maintenance.
Generally, production of free radicals during the
hydrolysis process is very harmful and causes
diseases like cancer (4, 5). It should be noted that
this oil is produced industrially and manually (in
the presence of the customer)