芝麻,又称胡麻、脂麻,是我国传统的保健食品。李时珍评价芝麻说“:古以胡麻为仙药,而近世罕用,或者未必有此神验,但久服有益而已耶?”就是说,吃芝麻不见得长命百岁,但对身体大有裨益,是可以肯定的。宋应星在《天工开物》中说“今胡麻味美而功高,即以冠百谷不为过。”芝麻有黑白之分,榨油以白者为胜,药用以黑者为良。现将芝麻的营养价值叙述于后。 Sesame, also known as flax, linseed, is our traditional health food. Li Shizhen evaluation of sesame said: “The ancient flax for the immortality, and rarely used in the world, or may not have this God experience, but Jiufu useful only ye?” That is, eat sesame may not be long-lived, but the body A great deal of help is for sure. Song Yingxing said in “Heavenly Creations” that “Flax is delicious and powerful, that is to say, it is an overemphasis on Guanbai.” "There are black and white sesame seeds, good. The nutritional value of sesame is described later.