Black and white sesame seeds are the seeds of sesame in the family of Huperziaceae, so the shape is the same, from the name, we know that there is a difference between black sesame and white sesame, black sesame is black, white sesame is white.

Black sesame is sweet, flat, tonic liver and kidneys, moisturize the stomach and intestines, fill the essence, blood and gas, so it can be black hair and beard, strong muscles and bones, fill the deficiency of the muscle, nourish the five viscera, the weakness of the body, the whiskers and hair white, less blood and weakness, can be auxiliary therapeutic. In addition, this product is rich in oil, have moisturizing function of the stomach and intestines, on the loss of blood and blood loss of dry stools, lubricating effect.

White sesame is sweet, flat, and has a complementary gas, and blood, the stomach and intestines, cooked food has a complementary fitness, gastrointestinal role, and with the breakthrough of the accumulation of blood, eliminating swollen toxins, and facilitating the effect of urination.

black sesame fat content, vitamin E content, dietary fiber content than white sesame to be higher, of which the fat content of black sesame for 46%, white sesame contains only 40%; vitamin E content of black sesame 50 mg, white sesame contains only 38 mg; dietary fiber content of black sesame for 28%, white sesame only 20%.

In addition, white sesame seeds have higher carbohydrate and sodium content than black sesame seeds, but protein, niacin, vitamin B1, calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese and other elements are also lower than black sesame seeds.

Black sesame is mainly used for medicinal purposes, because the black can enter the kidney; white sesame is mostly used in the manufacture of food, used for the extraction of oil, because the white sesame particles are small, but the oil content is higher than the black sesame.