Why You Should Eat Sesame Seeds

These tiny seeds are nutrient dense, full of flavor, and helpful against many ailments

Sesame seed may have over 100 therapeutic health benefits, including cancer-fighting properties. Chamille White/Shutterstock

In “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” the legendary phrase “open sesame” opens the mouth of a cave where a treasure lies hidden. In a delightful bit of symmetry, opening sesame pods also delivers a treasure of benefits for human health and well-being.

Sesame seeds are a reservoir of nutrients, including important vitamins and minerals, phytosterols, polyunsaturated fats, tocopherols, and lignans such as sesamin and sesamolin.