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Sesame

Sesame (/ˈsɛsəmi/; Sesamum indicum) is a plant in the genus Sesamum, also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods. World production in 2024 was 6.7 million tonnes (7.4 million short tons)…

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Sesame

Nodes115
Edges114
Triples112
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017391
Components1

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related to history · 18
Sesame → Akkadian, Archaeological, BC, Dorian, Dravidian, Fuller, India, Indian, Indus Valley, It, Kannada, Malayalam, Mesopotamia, Saharan Africa, Sesamum, Sumerian, Tamil, The
related to Culinary use · 13
Sesame → After, America, Bahamian Benny, Chinese, Ground, In Caribbean, In Japan, India, North America, Oil, The, West African, West Africans
related to Trade · 12
Sesame → Canada, China, France, Japan, Japanese, Netherlands, Other, Prices, Southeast Asia, Turkey, United States, US
related to Production · 11
Sesame → Americas, China, Europe, In, India, Indian, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sudan, The, West Asia
related to Cultivation · 10
Sesame → Commercial, Flowering, However, Moisture, Most, Rainfall, The, Warm, While, Wind
related to Contamination · 9
Sesame → After, Belgium, Contamination, European Union, India, Products, Regular, Salmonella, September
related to Etymology · 7
Sesame → Akkadian, From, Greek, India, Latin, Semitic, The
related to Processing · 7
Sesame → Agronomists, Despite, Israel, Moist, Since, The, Therefore
related to Allergy · 6
Sesame → Australia, Canada, In, Middle East, Prevalence, United States
related to Composition · 5
Sesame → Daily Value, Dried, DV, In, The

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seeds oil seed sesamum india common indicum also many crops plant used world capsule species states food ingredient cultivated well

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Sesameis acommon ingredient in Middle Eastern cuisine0.90text
Akkadian šamaššamuinstance ofwhich in turn are derived from ancient Semitic languages0.80text
the seed's appearanceinstance ofbased on factors0.80text
freedom from impuritiesinstance ofbased on factors0.80text
oil content of at least 40instance ofbased on factors0.80text
Sesamehas effectA1c0.60section
Sesamerelated to AllergyIn0.60section
Sesamerelated to AllergyPrevalence0.60section
Sesamerelated to AllergyAustralia0.60section
Sesamerelated to AllergyCanada0.60section
Sesamerelated to AllergyUnited States0.60section
Sesamerelated to AllergyMiddle East0.60section

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