Sesame oil is a traditional seasoning vegetable oil in China. It has a strong aroma of fried sesame seeds, pure taste and endless aftertaste. High-quality sesame oil is generally brownish red, orange yellow or brownish yellow, and there is no turbid substance. Sesame has a strong fragrance and no peculiar smell.
Sesame oil is a common seasoning for cold dishes in our kitchen, but it is really not easy to buy good sesame oil now, and sometimes you can buy fake sesame oil.
Here are some tips on how to easily identify the true and false sesame oil.
Some so-called sesame oil on the market is not real sesame oil, but "sesame oil", not real sesame oil!
In fact, there is not a drop of fragrant oil in some inferior sesame oils. Add a few drops of sesame oil essence, inferior rapeseed oil and salad oil to make a barrel of "sesame oil". This sesame essence, also called sesame essence, is a kind of edible spice and a food additive. It is harmful if used improperly.
The officially implemented national standard for sesame oil stipulates that sesame oil should not be mixed with other edible oils and non-edible oils, and no flavors and fragrances should be added. So these goods are forbidden to be sold. If you eat too much sesame oil essence, it will affect the digestive system and respiratory system of the human body, which may cause symptoms such as diarrhea, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.
How should we identify sesame oil?
Methods 1: diffusion method
Pour sesame oil on the calm and cold water and observe the change of sesame oil dripping on the water.
High-purity sesame oil drops into water, and the oil flower is small and thick. The low-purity sesame oil flower is colorless and transparent, and almost blends with the water surface.
Method 2: Shake method
Good quality sesame oil, with a small amount of foam when shaken, quickly disappears; However, the sesame oil with poor quality and low purity will produce a lot of foam after shaking, which is not easy to disappear.
Method 3: Finger rubbing method
Dip your thumb and forefinger in a little sesame oil and rub it repeatedly 1 min. The fragrance of good quality sesame oil is more fragrant, while the fragrance of poor quality sesame oil slowly disappears.
Has everyone learned the method of identification? Learn these methods and you won't be afraid to buy fake sesame oil! There are many benefits of sesame oil. Let experts tell us about the nutritional value of sesame oil.
Learn to distinguish between true and false sesame oil, and nutrition experts will teach us how to choose the best sesame oil!
Experts say
1) The easiest way to look at the price is to look at its price. Whether it is blended or not, it will be clear after calculating the account. At present, the price of a catty of sesame in the market is above 7 yuan per catty, and the sesame oil yield is generally 40%. If more than two kilograms of sesame seeds produce one kilogram of oil, the cost of one kilogram of sesame oil is at least about 17.5 yuan, while the price of some sesame oils in the market is less than 10 yuan. A bottle of a catty of sesame oil essence is about 20 yuan, and a catty of sesame oil essence can be blended with 1000 catty of sesame oil. By blending in this way, the natural cost of sesame oil will be very low and the price will be cheap.
2) Look at transparency: Generally, sesame oil with good quality has good transparency and is not turbid.
3) Check whether there is sediment: the good quality has no sediment and suspended matter, and the viscosity is small.
4) Look at the color: pure sesame oil is red or orange red, machine-pressed sesame oil is lighter than ground sesame oil, rapeseed oil is dark yellow in sesame oil, and cottonseed oil is dark red.
5) Look at the trademark: pay attention to the shelf life and delivery date. If there is no factory name, address and quality standard code, you should be especially vigilant. Pay special attention to its raw materials or ingredients (especially small words, written).