How is sesame paste made? How to choose sesame paste

Sesame paste is a common condiment. It is used in hot pot and noodles. For most northerners, sesame paste is absolutely indispensable in life, such as noodles, cold noodles, spicy hot pot, cold dishes, etc. Sesame paste is rich in protein, amino acids, and multiple vitamins and minerals, and has high health value. After eating so much sesame paste, do you know how sesame paste is made? Come and have a look if you are interested!

Contents of this article

1. How is sesame paste made?

2. How to choose sesame paste

3. How many calories does sesame paste have?

How is sesame paste made?

Ingredients: 300g sesame seeds, 10g rock sugar.

practice:

1. Put sesame seeds into the pan and fry them until they are cooked. Turn off the heat when they can be easily crushed with your fingers.

2. After it has cooled completely, pour it into a food processor together with rock sugar, start the 2nd gear, and grind the sesame seeds into powder.

3. Start the 4th gear again and beat the sesame seeds into liquid state.

4. Finally, use level 8 to beat until it becomes a fine sesame paste.

5. Pour into an oil-free and water-free bottle and refrigerate.

Notice:

1. Note that the amount of sesame seeds used should be between 300-800g. The amount should not be too little, otherwise it will easily fail.

2. If you want to use black sesame seeds, you need to try multiple times because black sesame seeds produce a large amount of oil.

How to choose sesame paste

Look at the color: Sesame paste made from pure white sesame seeds is light yellow, while sesame paste made from yellow and white sesame seeds is fine, non-granular, and brown-yellow. If the color of the paste is gray, it means the quality is poor.

Smell: Good quality sesame paste has a strong sesame aroma. Sesame paste mixed with peanut butter has a distinct peanut oil smell, and sesame paste mixed with sunflower seeds has a distinct sunflower oil smell.

Taste: Good quality sesame paste tastes sweet after entering the mouth. If it tastes bitter, it means the product quality is poor.

Appearance: Good quality sesame paste feels smooth and has no granules. When scooped with a spoon, the sesame paste flows down in a line and contains a lot of oil. If the paste feels rough and falls in lumps when scooped with a spoon, the quality is poor.

How many calories are in sesame paste

The calories in sesame paste are 618 kcal/100g. One spoonful of sesame paste (20.0g) contains 124 kcal, which can be consumed by aerobics in 37.0 minutes.

Every 100 grams of this food contains: 52.70 grams of fat, 0.22 grams of riboflavin, 38.50 grams of sodium, 4.01 grams of zinc; 626.00 grams of phosphorus, 19.20 grams of protein, and 50.30 grams of iron.