Sesame (IMAGE) American Society of Agronomy Caption Sesame is a versatile crop, and can be used in foods as a seed, or as an oil. It also has applications for biofuels, cosmetics and animal forage. Credit Irish Lorraine B. Pabuayon Usage Restrictions Use with story only License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.