What is Tahini?
Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame which originated in the Arabic speaking countries of the Mediterranean. It is used to make mouth-watering sauces and pastas and there are many new traditional recipes that combine Tahini to suit the individual taste.
Tahini Constituents
Tahini has one of the best supplies of vitamins E, F, and T as well as vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B15, Biotin and Choline and a fair source of vitamin A.
Carwari's Organic Hulled and Unhulled Tahini
Carwari uses on the most natural methods or processing Tahini - Mechanical hulling. It is a traditional, though slower and more difficult method, but as a result, produces higher quality Tahini.
Carwari is the only company is Australia that produces Tahini in this way. We are also the first company to make 100% pure Tahini in Australia.
A comparison table below outlines the differences between Mechanical hulling and other methods:
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MECHANICAL HULLING
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CHEMICAL
HULLING
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| Method |
Natural Friction and steam (waterwashing), which prevents loss of shape, colour, nutrients.
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Caustic soda (Sodium Hydroxide) is used for quick peeling and bleaching of sesame seeds, then later neutralised with salt (NaCl)
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| Seed |
Umbilical present (black dot at end of seed), golden colour, plump and very healthy.
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Flat, white, bleached
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| Refrige ration |
Low or nil and does not go rancid for many years.
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Need for refrigeration is high
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Shelf
Life |
Very long
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Short |
Nutritional
Value |
Very high
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Very low
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| Taste |
Flavoursome |
Tasteless |
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Carwari's snow white Tahini opts for nothing lower than mechanically hulled or water washed seeds.
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Most manufacturers of Tahini opt for the cheaper chemically hulled sesame seeds
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The mechanical method also involves
The sesame seeds are crushed between specially cut stone mills, rotating at very slow speeds, preventing heat friction and as a result avoiding the loss of essential nutrients in the finished product
Laboratory results have shown that the mechanical method is far more superior.
Carwari's Organic Certification
Our Tahini is Certified Organic in Australia and worldwide.
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