Bioactive compounds and fatty acids in Sesame Oil

Black sesame has a high-value cash crop, multiple applications in terms of health-benefitting compounds in the seed, oil, and pressed seedcake. Previous research efforts and including the warmest season sesame harvesting, opened an opportunity for the CQUniversity in collaboration with the CRC for Northern Australia and Agriventis Technologies Ltd Pty, for further investigation and potential use in future breeding programs. Although, only 525 hectares of land are annually sown in Australia, hence, there is a golden window for Australia to become a leading trader of this product, due to the lack of research in the nutritional compounds of the black sesame seed, oil and pressed seedcake, as well as contributing valuable information allowing farmers to capitalise on this international market. The contribution of this study, particularly in the sesame derivatives, may lead to the recommend guideline for the selection of ideal black sesame seed lines best suited for its expansion in the northern Australia cropping industry, by using material from earlier conducted growing trials

芝麻作为一种高价值的经济作物，其在种子、油脂及压榨饼中富含诸多对健康有益的化合物，应用广泛。既往研究，包括在最适宜季节收获芝麻，为CQ大学与澳大利亚北部研究中心及Agriventis Technologies Ltd Pty联合开展进一步研究，并潜在地应用于未来的育种计划，提供了契机。尽管在澳大利亚，每年仅播种525公顷土地，然而，鉴于对芝麻种子、油脂及压榨饼中营养成分的研究不足，以及提供宝贵信息以助农民充分利用这一国际市场，澳大利亚仍拥有成为该产品主要贸易国的巨大潜力。本研究在芝麻衍生物领域的贡献，尤其是通过使用先前进行的种植试验材料，或许将引领至针对适宜于澳大利亚北部农业产业扩张的理想芝麻品种选育的推荐指南。