Economics of Sesame and Its Use Dynamics in Ethiopia

Table 6

Comparison of the nutritive value of the food nexus with linseed, Niger, pumpkin, sunflower, and Ethiopian kale seeds.

Food and description	Local name	Food energy	Moisture	Nitrogen	Protein	Fat	Fiber	Ash	Calcium	Phosphorous	Iron
		Calories	%	Grams	Grams	Grams	Grams	Grams	Milligrams	Milligrams	Milligrams
Sesame seed, boiled	Selyit, qiqqil	324	49.2	2.33	14.6	26	5.8	2.3	482	427	11
Sesame seed, roasted	Selyit, yeteqwolla	662.5	0.2	4.01	25.3	56.1	7.1	4.3	816	631	25
Sesame seed, dried	Selyit, dereq	597	3.6	3.59	22.4	45.8	14.5	4.4	1445	459	10.8
Linseed, boiled	Telba, qiqqil	186.6	66.1	0.99	6.2	11	3.9	1	139	181	4
Linseed, roasted	Telba, yeteqwolla	620.2	0.9	2.66	16.3	47	9.8	2.8	304	483	8
Linseed, dried	Telba, dereq	510.9	5.8	3.2	17	29.7	10.3	3.6	227	454	29.4
Niger seed, boiled	Nug, qiqqil	334.1	73.2	1.92	12	23.7	10.9	2.9	260	514	12
Niger seed, roasted	Nug, yeteqwolla	589.6	1.4	3.19	19	42.8	16.4	4.7	472	856	12
Niger seed, dried	Nug, dereq	519.8	5.9	3.3	18.3	33.4	18.3	5.9	331	843	72.5
Pumpkin seed, boiled	Yedubba frye, qiqqil	288.5	51.7	2.39	14.9	20.5	9	1.8	26	456	6.5
Pumpkin seed, roasted	Yedubba frye, yeteqwolla	603.5	2.3	4.02	25.1	45.1	12.5	3.2	35	714	13
Pumpkin seed, dried	Yedubba frye, dereq	543.4	7.1	4	30	37.4	22.7	3.8	74	841	21.7
Ethiopian kale seed, boiled	Gomen zer, qiqqil	278.7	50.5	2.27	14.2	18.3	5.7	2.7	217	393	20
Ethiopian kale seed, roasted	Gomen zer, yeteqwolla	573.5	0.9	4.13	25.8	39.1	13	4.6	314	720	40
Ethiopian kale seed, dried	Gomen zer, dereq	517.4	6.1	3.9	4.5	35	7.8	8.3	368	594	392
Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., boiled	Yeferenj suf, qiqqil	317.8	33.4	2.65	16.6	11	21.7	0.9	122	189	5
Sunflower seed, Helianthus annuus L., roasted	Yeferenj suf, yeteqwolla	559.8	1	2.57	16.1	33.8	33	1.3	179	265	6
Sunflower seed, Carthamus tinctorius L., dried	Suf, dereq	491.9	5.3	2.3	11.3	24.3	30.3	2.1	162	309	11.8

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, N.D.