Collection: Black Sesame (Sesamum Indicum) – Seed, Oil, Extracts & Powders

Wholesale Black Sesame in every format your formulation needs — sourced, processed, and shipped to Canada by TheWholesalerCo.

Black Sesame (Sesamum indicum), known across India as Kala Til, in Ayurveda as Krishna Tila, and across East Asia as Kuro Goma and Heizhima, is one of humanity's oldest cultivated oilseeds — with a documented history in Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Middle Eastern food and medicine stretching back more than four thousand years. While white sesame dominates the global tahini and bakery markets, black sesame occupies a distinct premium category — revered in classical Ayurveda as the highest grade of til for internal and topical rejuvenation, celebrated in Traditional Chinese Medicine for hair health and kidney support, and prized in modern nutraceuticals for its exceptional profile of sesamin, sesamolin, sesamol lignans, calcium, iron, zinc, and naturally occurring vitamin E. Its cold-pressed oil is one of the world's most stable and nutritionally dense carrier oils, and its role in traditional hair-growth and anti-greying formulations has earned it a permanent place in Ayurvedic and Asian cosmetic systems. Whether you're developing a lignan-standardized nutraceutical, a cold-pressed culinary oil, a classical Til Taila for Ayurvedic abhyanga, or a hair-growth cosmetic formulation, TheWholesalerCo offers Black Sesame in every format the modern formulator needs — from whole seeds to supercritical CO2 extracts.

Not sure which form fits your product? Here's a quick guide to help you choose.

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Whole Black Sesame Seeds

Cleaned, sorted, sun-dried Sesamum indicum seeds in the prized black variety — small, flat, oval, and jet-black, with the characteristic rich, nutty-earthy aroma that distinguishes genuine Kala Til. Available in multiple grades based on purity, color uniformity, and oil content. The preferred raw material for buyers who want to process in-house, run cold-pressing operations for oil, prepare classical Ayurvedic formulations, or maintain full control over milling and extraction. Ideal for oil pressers, food manufacturers, contract extractors, and Ayurvedic formulators working directly from source material.

Roasted Black Sesame Seeds

Carefully roasted to develop the deeper, richer, nuttier aroma prized in East Asian culinary and confectionery applications. Used in specialty bakery, Japanese and Korean food systems, premium tahini alternatives, and garnish applications. Available in light, medium, and dark roast profiles on request.

Black Sesame Powder

Finely milled whole-seed powder, mesh-graded to your specification, retaining the characteristic dark color, rich aroma, and full nutritional profile of authentic Kala Til. A workhorse ingredient for capsules, tablets, functional foods, protein blends, bakery systems, classical Ayurvedic churnas, and instant beverage mixes. Shelf-stable and the simplest way to deliver black sesame's full phytochemical, lignan, and mineral profile in a single ingredient.

Defatted Black Sesame Powder

Cold-press residue (de-oiled cake) milled into a high-protein, high-lignan powder — a functional ingredient for protein-forward nutraceutical blends, lignan-concentrated supplements, and specialty food formulations. A value-dense form for brands focused on the lignan and protein fraction rather than the whole-seed oil profile.

Black Sesame Oil (Cold-Pressed)

Cold-pressed from unroasted black sesame seeds, delivering a deep golden-amber oil exceptionally rich in sesamin, sesamolin, sesamol, naturally occurring vitamin E, and a balanced fatty acid profile (oleic and linoleic acids). Prized for its natural oxidative stability — one of the most shelf-stable edible oils known — and central to Ayurvedic abhyanga and classical Asian culinary systems. Available in food-grade, cosmetic-grade, and pharmaceutical-grade specifications on request.

Toasted Black Sesame Oil

Pressed from roasted black sesame seeds, delivering the deep, intensely aromatic, nutty-smoky character prized in premium East Asian culinary applications — from Japanese finishing oils to Korean seasoning. A specialty flavor ingredient with a dedicated culinary market.

Black Sesame Solvent-Based Extract

Concentrated powdered extract produced with food-grade solvents. Available in standardized ratios and, on request, standardized to total lignans, sesamin, or sesamolin content — with sesamin-standardized grades (10%, 20%, 40%, 95%) being the global benchmarks for lignan-forward nutraceuticals. The go-to form for supplement brands where label claims, assay values, and clinical dossier alignment matter.

Black Sesame CO2 Extract

Supercritical CO2 extraction delivers a solvent-free, highly concentrated extract that preserves the full spectrum of sesamin, sesamolin, vitamin E, and native phytochemistry. The premium choice for clean-label lignan supplements, high-end cosmetics, and brands marketing "green extraction" on the front of the pack.

Black Sesame Oil (Classical Til Taila)

Prepared in line with Ayurvedic texts — black sesame oil is itself the classical base oil of choice for Ayurvedic taila preparations, and "Til Taila" (pure black sesame oil) is the foundation of classical abhyanga, shirodhara, and countless medicated oils. Available as pure Til Taila or as a carrier for further medication.

Black Sesame Infused Oil

Whole seeds slowly infused into a secondary carrier oil where black sesame oil itself isn't the desired base. A label-friendly option for brands building "infused in" narratives alongside other carrier oils.

Black Sesame Oil-Soluble Extract

A lipophilic, lignan-rich extract designed to disperse cleanly into oils, balms, butters, and anhydrous cosmetic systems. If you're formulating a hair-growth serum, a premium face oil, a sesamin-forward balm, or an anhydrous system where you want black sesame's hero actives in a controlled, ready-to-blend format, this is the form to choose.

Black Sesame PG Extract (Propylene Glycol)

A liquid extract in a propylene glycol base — pre-solubilized and ready to blend into scalp tonics, hair serums, toners, and water-based cosmetic systems. Saves formulation time and delivers uniform distribution of black sesame's actives across aqueous and surfactant phases — a category-relevant choice in hair-care where black sesame has centuries of traditional use.

Black Sesame Glycerine Extract

A liquid extract in vegetable glycerine — the clean-label, paraben-free, PG-free alternative. Perfect for natural and organic skincare brands, clean-label hair care, functional beverages, and gentle water-based cosmetics where a soothing humectant carrier is a formulation bonus rather than a compromise.

Which Black Sesame Form Is Right for You?

Why Source Black Sesame from TheWholesalerCo

Every batch of Black Sesame we supply is backed by full documentation — CoA, MSDS, heavy metals and microbial reports, nutritional and fatty acid analysis, lignan (sesamin, sesamolin) assay where applicable, allergen declarations (note: sesame is a recognized allergen in many jurisdictions), GMO declarations, and specification sheets on request. Orders ship to Canada from our facility with lead times and MOQs designed for both established brands and emerging formulators.

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