in common with roasted coffee (furfurylthiol).
Sesame seeds are made into the seasoned
Middle Eastern paste called tahini, are added
to rice balls and made into a tofu-like cake
with arrowroot in Japan, and made into a
sweet paste in China, as well as decorating a
variety of baked goods in Europe and the
United States. Sesame oil is also extracted
from toasted seeds (360–400ºF/180–200ºC for
10–30 minutes) and used as a flavoring. The
oil is remarkable for its resistance to
oxidation and rancidity, which results from
high levels of antioxidant phenolic
compounds (lignans), some vitamin E, and
products of the browning reactions that occur
during the more thorough toasting.
Sunflower Seeds The flower of Helianthus
annuus, the only North American native to
become a significant world crop, is a
composite of a hundred or more small
flowers, each of which produces a small fruit