Development of Seed Butter Made with Pumpkin, Sesame, and Sunflower Seeds and the Influence of Natural Antimicrobials and Stabilizers on Its Shelf Life

Table 1

Ingredients and formulation.

Ingredients	% in seed butter
Pumpkin seed^a	32.87
Sunflower seed^a	26.10
Sesame seed paste (Tahini)^b	19.14
Honey^c	19.14
Salt (sodium chloride)	2.75

^aPumpkin and sunflower seeds were purchased from King Nut Co. Inc. (Solon, OH). ^bSesame seed paste (Tahini) was purchased from International Golden Foods, Inc. (Bensenville, IL). ^cHoney was purchased from Golden Food Service (Columbus, OH).