Sesame

Sesamum indicum

Family: Pedaliaceae

Annual (occasionally perennial)

The difference between white and black seeds is that the white have the skin removed. But there is also a difference in taste as the black seeds are nuttier and a bit bitter compared to the white, which have a sweeter taste.

By Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen
White Sesame Seeds
Sesame Pods
Black Sesame Seeds
Sesame Oil
Sesame Seed


The Pedaliaceae Family

a family flowering plants
AKA: the pedalium or sesame family


Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Asterids   Order: Lamiales