Sesamesto 21 Black Sesame Seeds Recipe Book That Will Turn Your Gray Hair Back Black has 21 Recipes for incorporating black sesame seeds in your diet. It may help to stop, reduce or even eliminate gray hair. If you are looking for a way to improve your diet and include black sesame seeds in your diet, then you have found the book. Black sesame seeds are small, flat, and dark in color. They are used in cooking or for their medicinal properties. The use of black sesame seeds and sesame seed oil date back thousands of years. According to Assyrian legend, when the Gods met to create the world, they drank wine made from sesame seeds. In early Hindu legends, tales are told in which sesame seeds represent a symbol of immortality. " Open sesame," the famous phrase from the Arabian Nights, reflects the distinguishing feature of the sesame seed pod, which bursts open sending the seeds flying, when it reaches maturity. They have a sweet nutty flavor. Black Sesame seeds are more flavorful and have a stronger aroma than white or brown sesame seeds. Toasting black sesame seeds releases beneficial chemicals as well as enhances the flavor. They are rich in fatty oil. Oil content is high, between 40% and 60%. The oil has a distinctive flavor and it is rich in antioxidants which gives it a long shelf life. They are often used in Middle Eastern, Indian and Chinese cooking and are quite high in nutritional value. Premature graying of the hair may be due to a lack of the nutrients that Black Sesame Seeds can provide in your diet. Again, this book will provide you with the recipes for incorporating this super food in your diet.