172 PHILIPPINE RESINS, GUMS, AND OILS 



Thorpe * states that sesame oil cake has the following aver- 

 age composition: 



Per cent. 



Oil 14.63 



Moisture 7.65 



Proteins 36.14 



Ash 13.17 



Crude fiber 4.83 



Carbohydrates 23.58 



Sesamum orientate is an erect, annual herb 50 to 80 centi- 

 meters or more in height. The leaves are 3 to 10 centimeters 

 long, the lower often lobed, the middle ones toothed, the upper- 

 most almost entire. The petiole is from 1 to 5 centimeters long. 

 The corolla is about 3 centimeters long, hairy, whitish, or with 

 purplish, red, or yellow marks. The capsule is about 2.5 milli- 

 meters long and split half-way or quite to the base. 



This plant is widely cultivated in the Philippines and is occa- 

 sionally spontaneous. It is probably a native of tropical Africa, 

 but is now widely distributed in tropical and subtropical coun- 

 tries. 



The black-seeded variety of Sesamum orientale has been grown 

 in the Philippine Islands as a minor crop for many years ; the 

 white-seeded variety, which produces a finer grade of oil, has 

 been recently introduced. 



* Thorpe, E., Dictionary of applied chemistry. Volume 4 (1912), page 

 661. 



