Abstract: Sesame seeds and its oil are highly nutritious and healthy due to its content in essential amino acids, protein, crude fat, carbohydrate and it is also a good source of various minerals. Therefore, it is essential to human health. The aim of this study is to determine the proximate composition (crude protein, ash, fat, moisture content, carbohydrate and crude fiber, energy value), mineral (calcium, iron, sodium, magnesium and copper) and heavy metals (As, Ba, Cr and Pb) of sesame seed and the oil physiochemical parameters. Extraction method was used for the extraction of oil from the sesame seeds. Different analytical technique was employed such as using Soxhlet...
Keywords: sesame seeds, proximate analysis, mineral composition, inductively coupled plasma, Physiochemical parameter
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