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Sesame seeds are a perfect complement that adds up crunchy flavor and texture to your meals.  With their nutty taste, they not only make meals more flavorsome but also enrich them with doses of important vitamins and minerals.

In addition to their culinary uses, these seeds possess nutritive, preventive, and curative properties, which made them highly usable in traditional medicines. Sesame seed oil alone is a rich source of phytonutrients such as omega-6 fatty acids, flavonoid phenolic antioxidants, and many other vitamins.

Black sesame seeds, in particular, are an especially rich source of macrominerals and trace minerals. Your body needs a higher intake of it, as macrominerals like magnesium and calcium are associated with a lower risk of heart disease factors.

Apart from the health benefits that this wonder seed possesses, it is also good for your beauty concerns. This black tiny seed has been making a name for itself in the hair and skin community for its potent dose of nutrients and minerals. Yes, something that you can utilize for your DIY beauty rituals.

Before you start hoarding black sesame seeds, watch out for the list of benefits this black sesame seed could offer both for your skin and body.

Black sesame seed is rich in antioxidants
Antioxidants, as we all know, play a huge role in preventing different types of cell damage in your body. It protects the body against oxidative stress. Black sesame seeds appear to be a particularly rich source.Antioxidant properties are said to prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals, unstable molecules that the body produces as a reaction to environmental and other pressures.

Additional Sun Protection
Several studiesfound that sesame seed oil could block up to 30% of harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Harmful UV rays not only cause sunburns but also can lead to wrinkles, early signs of skin aging, and even skin cancer.

Promotes skin health
Essential fatty acids like omega 3s and omega 6s are the building blocks of the healthy cell membrane. Because more than half of the sesame seed oil is composed of oil, this wonder seed is a good source of healthy monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These polyunsaturated fats help produce the skin’s natural oil barrier, vital in keeping the skin hydrated and younger looking.

Offers plenty of benefits for the body
Some of the trace minerals in black sesame seeds – iron, copper, and manganese, in particular, play a huge role in regulating metabolism, cell functioning, the immune system, and even oxygen circulation throughout the body as published in this study

Offers anticancer properties
Two compounds found in the black sesame seed are believed to contribute to their anticancer properties. Sesamol, one of those compounds, has demonstrated anticancer properties in multiple test-tube studies  that observed the compound’s ability to combat oxidative stress and regulate various stages of cell life.

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