Sesame Seed is cultivated throughout India. Seeds are flattened ovoid, pointed at one end about 3 to 4 mm long, 2mm broad, lmm thick, buff coloured or whitish. Seeds contain fixed oil about 45 to 55 percent, proteins about 15 to 20 percent.
Cultivated throughout India, fennel seeds with its essential oil is used as a stimulant, aromatic, carminative and diuretic. Fennel fruit yields about 3 to 5 percent of volatile oil of a pleasant aromatic odour and is used as a flavoring agent.