Abstract
Sesamum indicum is the widely spread the world and is cultivated for its edible seed and oil. It was made to determine the differences in biochemical and antioxidant properties of sesame varieties with different seed coat colours viz white, black and brown and to assess the possible biochemical changes after one year of storage. Identify the suitable cultivars for maximum desirable biochemical traits after storage to assess the biochemical traits with maximum deterioration during storage using different methods. Some of the important biochemical and antioxidant characters were taken in the present study viz. biochemical like Oil, Carbohydrate, Protein, Fibre and Ash content and Antioxidant (Sesamol) value. These samples were stored for one year in the seed storage and were subjected to estimation of oil content in the year 2010. The results revealed the same pattern of variation in oil content within the varieties of different seed colour i.e. reduction from white to brown seeded varieties (45.96% in white, 40.30% in black and 36.50% in brown), protein content was found approximately 19.8% to 18.5%, almost unchanged values were observed in carbohydrate, ash, crude fibre and antioxidant (Sesamol) content due to storage. These data indicates that the biochemical and antioxidant characteristics of sesame seeds changes due to after one year storage.
