• How is sesamin extracted from sesame oil?
  • The traditional extraction methods of sesamin from sesame oil include the organic solvent method and the stripping process. The former has its inevitable limitations, while the latter requires high energy consumption [ 25 ].
  • What are the pretreatment methods for sesame oil?
  • Solid-phase extraction, liquid?liquid extraction, TLC, and saponification are the prime pretreatment methods, and another pretreatment method is the further extraction of the sesame oil from the pressed sesame meal using supercritical CO 2 extraction [ 29 ].
  • What is sesame oil used for?
  • It can be used not only in the preparation of cattle, pigs, and poultry feed, but also as a dietary ingredient of fish feed. Additionally, the byproducts of sesame oil also contain various kinds of other bioactive substances such as sesamin, sesamolin, sesamol, and starch [ 6 ].
  • Why is Sesame lignan used in oil oxidation?
  • Extracted sesame lignan exhibits multiple biological activities such as antihypertensive, anticancer, and cholesterol-lowering activities, and therefore it is used to improve the oxidative stability of oils.