Sesame Oil and Related Food Products

It has been 270 years since the founder Chozabro Takemoto started oil pressing business, and we have the longest history and tradition as oil manufacture in Japan. Till the end of Meiji era, which ended in 1911, we used to press rape and cotton seeds produced in Mikawa area,Japan.

1912,sesame seed was imported from overseas for the first time.This enabled our production and sales expand rapidly. With the completion of Gamagori factory in 1925, we became the largest factory in Japan. Now we have capacity of processing about 40,000 tons of raw seeds into oil. Reputation of our genuine sesame oil is spread throughout Japan.

Recently we have noticed a peculiar physiological active substance contained in sesame oil, and we are now under joint research with university.


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