tahini

seasoning / seasoning-tahini

タヒニ

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Short definition

A sesame paste. The Codex Near East regional standard defines Tehena as a product made by grinding mature, roasted, and dehulled sesame.

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tahini is defined in the Codex standard as A product made by grinding mature, roasted, and dehulled sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)contextual

Scope: Codex Near East Regional Standard CXS 259R-2007 (revised 2025)

Note: A regional-standard definition of Tehena. It is not applied uniformly to every commercial tahini or sesame paste.

Context: Defines Tehena as a product made by grinding mature, roasted, and dehulled sesame.

Limitations: It does not cover every worldwide variant of the term tahini. Bitterness is not a standard item.

Source: Regional Standard for Tehena (Near East) (CXS 259R-2007) (Codex Alimentarius Commission, 2025) · full text checked

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seasoning-tahini —is_defined_in_codex_as→ "A product made by grinding mature, roasted, and dehulled sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)"

claim: clm-codex-tehena-definition / type: regulatory / updated: 2026-08-31

tahini is used as Seasonings that add a bitter dimension to dishesunverified

Scope: A candidate at the level of general knowledge. Regional and naming differences have not been confirmed.

No source connected — this claim has not been verified yet. It is a general-knowledge placeholder, not a confirmed statement.

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seasoning-tahini —is_used_as→ "Seasonings that add a bitter dimension to dishes"

claim: clm-seasoning-tahini-candidate-role / type: cultural / updated: 2026-08-31