Sesame is an important oil seed crop in the world and is also known as "queen of oil seed crop" due to its high antioxidant compounds (Ji et al., 2019;Zeb et al., 2017). Sesame seed contains generally 50% oil, containing mainly oleic and linoleic fatty acid and several lignans especially sesamin and sesamolin (Bedigian, 2011). Many benefits of sesame oil have been reported; for instance, its free radical scavenging activity, anticancer and chemopreventive effects, lowering the cholesterol level, ability to prevent obesity and atherosclerosis, and curing hair loss (
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