Peeled compared to whole is easier to digest, for those who have stomach problems. It contains vitamins of the B complex, is rich in minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, polyunsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants such as lignans.

The beneficial and therapeutic properties of this tiny seed were also known in ancient Greece, where sesame extracts were used as herbs to combat hypertension and for the production of medicines.

Hippocrates had described it as one of the best products for human health, Hippophantes argued that sesame oil had a moisturizing effect that reduced wrinkles, while Galen used it as a medicine against the cessation of milk in lactating women, but also in many other diseases.