Method of separating sesamin analogues

摘要

A steam stripping fraction of sesame seed oil with increased concentration of sesamin analogues is used in a molecular distillation process to obtain a fraction containing more than 70 weight % of sesamin analogues. The steam stripping fraction is preferably obtained by a steam stripping process wherein the temperature (t DEG C) of the sesame seed oil and the pressure (P mmHg) for the process are such that {(4.24 X 10<3>)/(9.41 - logP)} - 273