How to identify the authenticity of sesame oil? How to store sesame oil without spoiling

Among all kinds of delicious dishes, sesame oil is a widely used edible oil. Sesame oil is rich in nutrients. Regular consumption of sesame oil will be very helpful to your health. It has the effects of promoting appetite, improving skin quality, and moisturizing the intestines and facilitating bowel movements. In life, we need to understand and master various survival skills. Then you can learn how to identify the authenticity of sesame oil.

Contents of this article

1. How to identify the authenticity of sesame oil

2. How to preserve sesame oil without spoiling

3. How to identify expired sesame oil

How to identify the authenticity of sesame oil

1. Look at the color. Pure sesame oil is orange-red, clear and free of impurities.

2. Smell the aroma. Pure sesame oil has a mellow sesame flavor, while fake ones have a smell of sesame oil essence.

3. Drop a drop of sesame oil on your hands, rub your hands repeatedly for 1 minute, and smell them. Pure sesame oil will still have a sesame smell, while fake ones will not only have no sesame smell, but will also have a strange odor.

4. Drop one drop in the water, pure sesame oil will spread out a large flower, without condensation. Fake sesame oil is just a drop of oil. Thank you. I am a sesame oil manufacturer. If you are willing to spend money on pure sesame oil, it usually costs more than 30 yuan. If you want to save money, don't buy pure sesame oil.

How to store sesame oil without spoiling

Glass bottle: In chemistry, like dissolves like. If two substances have similar chemical properties, they will dissolve in each other. The chemical properties of oil and plastic are very similar. Sesame oil is best stored in a glass bottle.

Sesame oil should be stored away from light: Sesame oil is easy to oxidize and deteriorate when exposed to light, and its taste will deteriorate. Sesame oil should be stored away from light.

Storage at room temperature: Sesame oil should be stored at room temperature. It should not be placed in the refrigerator as it is prone to crystallization and affects consumption.

When storing, we can put the sesame oil into a small-mouthed glass bottle, add some refined salt when it is filled with about 500 grams of oil each time, then cover the bottle mouth tightly and shake it constantly to allow the salt to dissolve. Place it in a dark place for three days, then pour the precipitated sesame oil into a clean brown glass bottle, cover it with the lid, and store it in a dark place. You can take it out whenever you want to eat it.

How to identify expired sesame oil

1. Water identification: Use chopsticks to dip a drop of sesame oil and drop it on the surface of clean water. Pure sesame oil will appear as a thin, colorless, transparent, large oil drop, and then condense into a number of tiny oil beads. The oil drop of adulterated sesame oil is small and thick, and it is not easy to spread.

2. Color identification: Fill the oil basket with sesame oil, and then pour it into the oil tank from a high place. If the splashing oil is light yellow, it means that rapeseed oil is mixed in the sesame oil.

3. Identification by heating: Put sesame oil into a pot and heat it. If it turns white after heating, it means that lard is mixed in. If it becomes very clear after heating, it means that rapeseed oil is added. If it becomes turbid after heating, it means that rice soup is added, and sediment will appear soon.

4. Odor identification: Take a little oil and rub it in your hand continuously to make it warm. If it has a pure aroma, it is sesame oil; if it has a bean smell, it may be mixed with soybean oil; if it has a spicy taste, it may be mixed with rapeseed oil.

5. Oscillation method: Take a bottle of sesame oil and gently oscillate it. If the bubbles are transparent and disappear quickly, it is generally pure sesame oil. If the bubbles are opaque, yellow, and disappear slowly, it is low-quality sesame oil.

6. Look at the price: refer to the price of sesame seeds. Generally, 2.5 to 3 pounds of sesame seeds can produce one pound of sesame oil. If the price is too low, it is obviously a fake sesame oil blended with essence.