By Dr. Royal Lee
Summary: Writing in Natural Food and Farming, Dr. Lee praises the nutritional benefits of the humble, inexpensive sesame seed. With a makeup similar to almonds, sesame seeds are "mainly protein and oil with very little carbohydrate," he writes, and are rich in the hard-to-come-by amino acid methionine. Lee also suggests a number of ways to include sesame butter, or tahini, in the diet, e.g., as the basis of a salad or ice cream or as a shortening in baked goods. Lee also commends the Middle Eastern candy halva—a honey-sweetened confection made primarily of sesame paste—as the rarest of rare: a dessert that is a true health food. 1951.
View PDF: Sesame Seed: An Important Food
Subscribe to RSS Feed
