0. Executive Summary
Judgment axis | Key judgment |
| Item Identity | An annual cultivated crop of the genus Sesamum in the family Sesameaceae. According to data from the Rural Development Administration, the cultivated variety is described as S. indicum. ( Nongsaroo ) |
| Key role | Edible seeds, roasted sesame seeds, sesame salt, powder, sesame oil, paste, sauce, confectionery ingredients |
| Harvesting principle | Connect Cultivar, Sowing Date, Flowering Date, Pod Maturation, Harvest Date, Drying, and Threshing to Lot |
| Product separation | Raw sesame seeds, washed sesame seeds, roasted sesame seeds, powder, paste, sesame oil, and oilseed meal are managed as separate products. |
| Separation of similar items | No. 135 A crop that is botanically completely different from perilla, but shares only a similar name. |
| Domestic production statistics | In the KOSIS special crop production data, sesame is an officially managed item, but the finalized detailed values for the 2024 national total are entered after verification of the source table. ( KOSIS ) |
| self-sufficient structure | The Rural Development Administration's 2024 data presents the sesame self-sufficiency rate as approximately **12%** and explains disease occurrence and a low mechanization rate as factors contributing to production instability. ( Rural Development Administration ) |
| breed structure | According to research results from the Rural Development Administration, the variety share of sesame cultivation area in 2021 was Geonbaek 40.3%, Gangan 15.7%, Jaeraejong 13.0%, Baekseol 5.3%, and Suji 5.1%. ( Rural Development Administration ) |
| new varieties | Based on 2025 data from the Rural Development Administration, 'Youngwoong' exhibited varietal characteristics of a yield of 158 kg per 10a and an oil content of 56%. These values are used solely as test values for the specific variety. ( Rural Development Administration ) |
| Possibility of rice paddy cultivation | In a 2025 study by the Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services, the test yield of the Haniol variety in paddy fields was confirmed to be 134.7 kg per 10a. This is not used as the national standard yield. ( Rural Development Administration ) |
| Supply and demand risk | Low self-sufficiency rate, diseases, lack of mechanization, harvest loss, drying, foreign matter, price of imported raw materials, milking yield, rancidity |
| Operating Principles | Cultivar–Origin–Cultivation–Harvest–Drying–Threshing–Quality–Roasting–Oil Extraction–RFQ Connection |
| Final goal | Connecting producers, processors, sesame oil manufacturers, and distributors, food service, and private brand buyers with recurring transaction data |
1. Plant Identity & Product Master
Basic fields | detail |
| Korean name | sesame |
| English name | Sesame |
| Representative scientific name | Sesamum indicum L. ( Agronomic ) |
| classification | Pedaliaceae, Sesamum genus, annual oilseed crop |
| Edible parts | Seeds inside a mature pod |
| Non-edible · Separate management | Stems, leaves, pod shells, oilseed meal, etc. |
| Major harvesting stages | Immature → Seed enlargement → Pod maturation → Harvest → Drying/Threshing |
| Basic product form | Raw sesame seeds, washed sesame seeds, roasted sesame seeds, sesame salt, minced sesame, powder, paste, sesame oil |
| Basic processing stage | Drying, threshing, sorting, washing, roasting, grinding, pressing, filtration |
| Basic use | Seasonings · School Meals · Confectionery · Baking · Korean Food · Sauces · Pastes · Sesame Oil · Private Brands (PB) |
| Principle of similar items | Perilla is a separate Species and Plant Entity |
The Rural Development Administration identifies the cultivated sesame variety as *Sesamum indicum* and explains that *Deulkkae* (wild sesame), which shares the same name, is a completely different plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family, *Perilla frutescens*. Therefore, No. 134 and No. 135 are separated starting from the Plant Entity stage, rather than the Product stage . ( Nongsaroo )
Product Master
Product ID | Actual product form | Key Management Standards |
| SESAME-P01 | seeds for cultivation | Cultivar · Seed Lot · Germination Rate |
| SESAME-P02 | Seeds immediately after harvest | Harvest date, moisture, foreign matter, maturity |
| SESAME-P03 | Dried raw sesame seeds | Moisture, color, foreign matter, disease |
| SESAME-P04 | Washed sesame seeds | Washing, drying, foreign matter, microorganisms |
| SESAME-P05 | White sesame seeds | Cultivar · Seed coat color · Specifications |
| SESAME-P06 | black sesame seeds | Cultivar · Seed coat color · Uses |
| SESAME-P07 | Roasted sesame seeds | Roast level, aroma, color, moisture |
| SESAME-P08 | Sesame salt and ground sesame seeds | Grain size, roasting level, foreign matter |
| SESAME-P09 | sesame powder | Particle size, moisture, fat |
| SESAME-P10 | Sesame paste | Viscosity, particle size, and oil separation |
| SESAME-P11 | Raw materials for sesame oil | Cultivar · Oil content · Roasting suitability |
| SESAME-P12 | sesame oil | Extraction, Filtration, Flavor, Rancidity |
| SESAME-P13 | Oilseed meal | Safety, Residual Oil Content, Uses |
| SESAME-P14 | Confectionery and baking ingredients | Washing, Roasting, Color, Particle Size |
| SESAME-P15 | PB · Finished Products | Ingredient Traceability, Labeling, and Use-by Date |
2. Product Classification & Use Segmentation
Classification criteria | Subdivision type | Management principles |
| Plant classification | Sesamum indicum L. | Plant Master |
| Cultivar | Geonbaek, Gangan, Haniol, Hero, etc. | Cultivar ID |
| Seed coat color | White, black, brown, etc. | Product Attribute |
| ripening | Actual variety characteristics such as early, mid, and late maturation | Harvest Planning |
| Cultivation method | Conversion of field and paddy cultivation, subsequent cropping in facilities, etc. | Production Type |
| Harvesting stage | Immature, Mature, and Drying Rooms | Product Separation |
| Distribution methods | Raw sesame seeds, washed sesame seeds, roasted sesame seeds | SKU separation |
| Processing form | Crushed, powdered, paste, oil extracted | Product ID |
| Final use | Direct cooking · Seasoning · Confectionery · Sesame oil · Sauce | Buyer Spec |
| Transaction type | Source Procurement · Contract Farming · Regular Supply · Import · OEM/PB | Contract NDA |
3. Production, Harvest & Post-harvest
step | Essential Dataset | Management purpose |
| Cultivation plan | Cultivar · Seed coat color · Area · Use | Production plan |
| satellite | Cultivar · Seed Lot · Germination Rate | breed tracking |
| soil | Saturn · Drainage · Field Crops | Growth and Diseases |
| sowing | Date, Sowing Rate, Planting | Production Runtime |
| germination | Germination rate · Hair emergence | Early growth |
| growth | Plant height, branching, leaf color | Growth assessment |
| rising | Temperature, rainfall, sunshine, heatwave | Risk Management |
| Watering | Watering amount and timing | drought response |
| drainage | Flooding and drainage time | Disease and Wetness Management |
| dispute | Fertilizer, Input Amount, Timing | Production history |
| flowering | Flowering date and amount | Harvest forecasting |
| shackles | Number of pods · Condition of attachment | Yield Forecast |
| enlargement of the royal family | Royal fidelity | Quality prediction |
| pests | Late blight, wilt, powdery mildew, leaf blight, etc. | Production stability |
| Harvest judgment | Pod maturity, seed color, variety | Harvesting at the right time |
| harvest | Date · Manpower / Machinery | Harvest Lot |
| dry | Time, Moisture, Method | Threshing and storage |
| threshing grain | Seed recovery and loss rate | Yield |
| Jeongseon | Foreign matter, immature grains, damaged grains | Grade |
| purifying | Removal of soil and foreign matter | Food Raw Material |
| Reconstruction | Moisture after washing | Storage stability |
| stir-fry | Temperature, Time, Roast Level | Flavor |
| smash | Powder, paste | Ingredient |
| milking | Raw material weight · Oil extraction amount | Oil Yield |
| percolation | Sedimentation and filtration | Sesame Oil Product |
| save | Temperature, oxygen, light | Rancidity management |
| packaging | By Raw Material/Oil | circulation |
| shipment | Buyer·Lot | Delivery |
4. Quality Specification & Lot Management
Quality items | raw sesame seeds | Washed and roasted sesame seeds | processed goods | Sesame oil · Finished product | Public rating |
| Species | essential | succession | succession | tracking | Public |
| Cultivar | essential | succession | Raw material standards | tracking | Verified |
| mountainous district | essential | succession | succession | tracking | Public |
| Cultivation method | essential | succession | tracking | - | Member |
| farmhouse | ID | succession | tracking | tracking | Verified |
| Lot | essential | new | new | new | Verified/NDA |
| Sowing date | essential | succession | tracking | - | Verified |
| Harvest day | essential | succession | succession | tracking | Verified |
| Seed coat color | core | core | Raw material specifications | Product Standards | Public/Member |
| appearance | core | core | Raw Material Evaluation | - | Member |
| weight | Raw material weight | input | Output | Display amount | Member |
| Cheonripjung | Variety evaluation | succession | Raw material characteristics | - | Verified |
| immature teeth | check | eliminate | Non-conformity management | - | Verified |
| discolored lips | check | eliminate | Non-conformity management | - | Verified |
| alien substance | essential | essential | essential | Product Standards | Verified |
| moisture | Drying core | core | By product | Product Standards | Verified |
| pests | check | tracking | - | - | Verified |
| pesticide residues | Legal standards | succession | check | Legal standards | Verified/NDA |
| microorganism | If necessary | importance | core | Product Standards | Verified/NDA |
| Stir-fry too | - | core | succession | Scent and color association | NDA |
| Island | - | Buntae | Powder · Paste | - | Verified |
| Oil content | Variety · Lot | Raw Material Evaluation | Linked to milking yield | - | Verified/NDA |
| Milking yield | - | - | core | Cost linkage | NDA |
| Acidity and rancidity | - | Storage Management | Paste/Oil | core | Verified/NDA |
| Processing history | - | essential | essential | essential | NDA |
| packaging | Raw material packaging | B2B | By product | Light blocking and sealing | Member |
| save | Dry storage | By product | By product | Oxygen and light management | Verified |
| Expiration date | The relevant city | By product | Test-based | mark | Verified |
| Shipment | record | record | record | record | Verified |
| Returns and Claims | record | record | record | record | NDA |
| Repurchase | connection | connection | connection | connection | NDA |
The 2025 test results for the Hero variety presented a seed weight of 2.9g per 1,000 seeds, an oil content of 56%, and a total of approximately 86% for oleic and linoleic acids. These figures represent the test characteristics of Hero Cultivar and are not used as the average quality value for the entire sesame population. ( Rural Development Administration )
Lot Master Required Field
Lot ID · Item · Product Type · Species · Scientific Name · Cultivar · Seed Coat Color · Cultivation Type · Origin · Cultivation Area · Producer · Seed Lot · Sowing Date · Flowering Date · Pod Setting Information · Harvest Date · Harvest Stage · Seed Weight · Thousand-Grain Weight · Specifications · Grade · Immature Grains · Discolored Grains · Foreign Matter · Pest and Disease Identification · Pesticide Use Records · Pesticide Residue · Microbial Test Report · Dry Moisture · Storage History · Raw Material Lot · Washing · Roasting · Grinding · Paste · Extraction · Filtration History · Extraction Yield · Sesame Oil Lot · Packaging Date · Expiration Date · Shipper · Returns · Claims · Repurchase
5. Korea Market & Demand Structure
Customers | Purchase criteria | Cooperation opportunities |
| Agricultural cooperatives and producer organizations | Variety, Origin, Harvest Date, Moisture | Joint shipment |
| Sesame farming group | Cultivar · Area · Mechanization | contract farming |
| Grain and seed distribution | Seed coat color, foreign matter, moisture | Regular supply |
| Sesame oil production | Oil content, stir-frying suitability, and origin | RFQ for milking |
| Roasted sesame production | Color, size, moisture, scent | Processing RFQ |
| Food manufacturer | Washed sesame seeds, roasted sesame seeds, powder | B2B Ingredient |
| Sauce preparation | Paste, Oil, Powder | Ingredient |
| Confectionery and Baking | White, black sesame, and powdered sesame | Regular supply |
| Rice cake and traditional confectionery companies | Black sesame, roasted sesame, powder | Traditional Food |
| food service companies | Roasted sesame seeds and sesame oil | Regular Supply |
| School and public meals | Country of origin, safety, and standards | Contract Supply |
| HMR · Meal Kit | Roasted sesame seeds, sesame oil, sauce | B2B |
| Large-scale distribution | Domestic/Imported/Small Packaging | Retail/PB |
| PB·OEM | Sesame oil, roasted sesame seeds, sauce | Manufacturing cooperation |
| Seed and breeding institutions | Disease resistance, oil content, mechanization | Cultivar Pilot |
| agricultural machinery companies | Sowing, harvesting, and threshing | Mechanization |
| Research and technology institutions | Paddy cultivation, mechanization, milk extraction, storage | Joint demonstration |
6. Trade & Supply-chain Intelligence
step | Key variables | Operational judgment |
| domestic production | Cultivar · Area · Crop Conditions | Local Supply |
| contract farming | Uses of sesame oil, roasted sesame seeds, and black sesame seeds | Buyer Plan |
| harvest | Pod maturation and mechanization | Harvest Loss |
| Drying and threshing | Moisture and threshing loss | Raw Yield |
| Selection and washing | Foreign matter, color, size | Food Grade |
| Import procurement | Origin · HS · Price · Inspection | Supply of shortfall |
| stir-fry | Roast Profile · Flavor | Value-add |
| smash | Grain size/particle size | Ingredient |
| milking | Raw materials, oil content, yield | Sesame Oil |
| Filtration and storage | Precipitation and rancidity | Oil Quality |
| Distribution and supply | Country of origin, delivery date, and test report | Buyer Evaluation |
| RFQ · Repurchase | Quality · Yield · Price · Claim | Supplier Ranking |
Import and export management
item | Management principles |
| Raw Sesame Seeds HS | Currently, Sesamum seeds must be verified three times in the Korea Customs Service HSK before registration. |
| Roasted sesame seeds | Check whether raw seeds are classified separately. |
| Sesame powder/paste | HS verification based on processing and composition |
| sesame oil | Check HS applicability for seeds and separate oils and fats |
| Import volume | Input after verification of raw data from the 2025/2026 Korea Customs Service Import/Export Trade Statistics |
| Revenue | Input after official verification of raw data |
| Major suppliers | Enter after verifying country, quantity, and amount by HS code |
| Customs clearance unit price | Calculated based solely on the same HS code, period, and weight. |
| FTA | Agreement Tariff Rates by Origin, HS, and Processing Status, and Rules of Origin |
| Incoming inspection | Latest KFDA standards regarding pesticide residues, microorganisms, foreign substances, etc. |
| domestic | Separation of Domestic Cultivar/Regional/Lot and Import Lot |
7. Processing, By-products & PRP Intelligence
Products and processes | Key conditions | RFQ conversion |
| Harvested seeds | Cultivar · Ripening · Moisture | Raw RFQ |
| Dried raw sesame seeds | Moisture, foreign matter, seed coat color | Ingredient |
| Washed sesame seeds | Washing, drying, microorganisms | Food Manufacturer |
| Roasted sesame seeds | Roast Level · Color · Scent | Retail/B2B |
| Sesame salt and ground sesame seeds | Grain size and stir-frying | Foodservice |
| sesame powder | Moisture, particle size, fat | Bakery/HMR |
| black sesame powder | Black Cultivar · Color · Grain Size | Dessert/Rice Cake |
| Sesame paste | Viscosity, particle size, and oil separation | Sauce/Dessert |
| Sesame oil ingredients | Oil content and stir-frying suitability | Oil Processor |
| sesame oil | Extraction, Filtration, Flavor, Rancidity | Retail/Foodservice |
| Oilseed meal | Residual oil and hygiene | Food and feed conversion is subject to regulatory verification |
| immature teeth | Quality evaluation | Determination of suitability before processing |
| Selected items | Contamination, foreign matter, and safety | Food supply chain exclusion |
| Stem and pod | Separation from edible seeds | Review of compost and bio-utilization |
Product Research Profile (PRP)
PRP area | Key question |
| Cultivar | Which use is it suitable for: edible seeds, oil extraction, black sesame, or mechanical harvesting? |
| Disease resistance | Do varieties resistant to blight and wilt increase production stability? |
| quantity | Is 10a productivity by variety maintained in the actual field? |
| Seed coat color | How white and black chicken seeds are connected to the buyer's use |
| harvest | When is the equilibrium point between pod maturation and shattering loss? |
| dry | What is the optimal moisture content for threshing and storage? |
| Jeongseon | How much foreign matter, immature grains, and discolored grains are removed |
| stir-fry | What is the optimal roast profile based on raw material moisture and seed coat color? |
| Oil content | Does the actual oil content by variety match the extraction yield? |
| milking | What is the actual sesame oil recovered relative to the weight of the raw materials? |
| powder | Do the particle size, color, and fat content meet the standards for confectionery and rice cakes? |
| Paste | How is the stability of oil separation, viscosity, and fragrance? |
| Buyer | What is the impact of domestic, imported, cultivar, and processing type on repurchase? |
8. AX Transformation
first of all | Execution item | Performance indicators |
| 1 | Species·Cultivar·Seed Coat Color·Origin·Harvest Date·Lot made mandatory | Required value completion rate |
| 2 | Separation of raw sesame seeds, washing, roasting, powder, paste, and oil products | Product identification rate |
| 3 | Connection between weather, flowering, pod formation, seed enlargement, and harvest | Production history connection rate |
| 4 | Datafication of quality, certificates, drying, roasting, and extraction history | Traceability rate |
| 5 | Farmers – Crop Groups – Processors – Distributors – Buyer RFQ Connection | RFQ Match Rate |
| 6 | Video AI screening for seed discoloration, foreign matter, and discoloration | Automatic judgment accuracy |
| 7 | Pest and disease AI diagnosis | Early detection rate |
| 8 | Harvest timing prediction | Shattering and harvest loss rates |
| 9 | Production volume forecast | Error compared to actual |
| 10 | Analysis of productivity by cropping type in paddy and dry fields | 10a Quantity and Production Costs |
| 11 | Mechanical Harvesting Suitability Assessment | Labor hours and harvest loss |
| 12 | Stir-fry Profile Optimization | Scent and color conformity rate |
| 13 | Milking yield prediction | Error compared to actual |
| 14 | Domestic and Import Supply and Demand Forecast | Stockout and excess inventory rates |
| 15 | AI Supplier/Buyer Match | Sample→Contract Conversion Rate |
| 16 | Traceability | Seed Lot → Sesame Oil/Finished Product Traceability |
9. Industry Problem Bank
Problem group | Problem Definition | Required data |
| low self-sufficiency rate | Difficulty in meeting demand with domestic production alone | Production, Import, Consumption |
| Mixed varieties | Unseparated for seed, oil extraction, and black sesame uses | Cultivar |
| disease occurrence | Production instability due to blight, wither disease, etc. | Disease |
| low mechanization rate | labor burden of sowing and harvesting | Labor·Machinery |
| Harvest loss | Ten pods/shed | Harvest |
| extreme weather | Heavy rainfall, drought, and high temperatures | Climate |
| Poor drainage | Waterlogging and disease outbreaks in rice paddies and fields | Soil Drainage |
| Fluctuation in production volume | Influence of varieties, weather, and diseases | Yield |
| Foreign matter contamination | Threshing and sorting quality degradation | Foreign Matter |
| Variation in seed color | Mixture of white, black, and brown raw materials | Seed Color |
| Poor drying | Deterioration of shelf life and processing quality | Moisture |
| Stir-fry variation | Differences in scent, color, and milking quality | Roast Profile |
| Variation in milking yield | Cost differences by product type and process | Oil Yield |
| rancidity | Sesame oil and paste quality degradation | Oxidation |
| Mixed origins | It is important to distinguish between domestic and imported raw materials | Origin |
| Changes in import prices | Cost impact due to low self-sufficiency rate | Import Price |
| Dispersion of test reports | Disconnection between Lot and safety data | Certificate |
| Repurchase not reflected | Buyer results do not provide feedback for farm and cultivar selection | Evaluation·Reorder |
10. Farmer RFQ & Collaboration Model
RFQ Type | Public Registration | Verify/NDA |
| Local procurement of domestic sesame seeds | Region · Cultivar · Harvest period | Farm, Volume, Unit Price |
| White sesame sales | Seed coat color, moisture, grade | Lot · Price |
| Black sesame sales | Cultivar · Color · Specifications | Physical quantity and price |
| Buy raw sesame seeds | Origin · Specifications · Moisture | MOQ · Unit Price |
| Regular supply | Product Type · Delivery Cycle | Contract volume |
| contract farming | Cultivar · Applications · Target Standards | Farms, Area, Price |
| Disease-resistant variety complex | Gunbaek, Hero, etc. | Seed Lot · Performance |
| Paddy Sesame Pilot | Haniol, etc. | Production costs and quantities |
| Mechanical harvesting complex | Cultivar · Area · Machinery | Working time/loss |
| Ingredients for stir-frying | Seed coat color, moisture, and specifications | Roast Yield |
| Raw materials for sesame oil | Oil Content · Origin | Milking yield and price |
| Washed sesame seeds | Washing, drying, and foreign matter | Test Reports · MOQ |
| Roasted sesame seeds | Roast Level · Color | Regular supply |
| Powder | Grain size and seed coat color | B2B standards |
| Sesame Paste | Viscosity and particle size | Sauces and Desserts |
| Sesame oil OEM | Raw materials, milking, and packaging | Manufacturing conditions |
| School meals and dining out | Country of origin, safety, and standards | Delivery Date/Certification |
| PB | Roasted sesame seeds, sesame oil, sauce | OEM |
| import substitution | Domestic vs. Imported | Price, Quality, Yield |
| Research cooperation | Variety · Paddy cultivation · Mechanization · Milking | Dataset·IP |
11. RFQ Request First
① Need Products & Materials
Companies and institutions seeking necessary products, agricultural products, raw materials, and processed goods register purchasing demands. Registered requests are utilized to review cooperation with potential suppliers and producers based on the RFQ Intelligence Library.
Process:
RFQ Registration → Supplier/Product Review → Collaboration Connection → Future AI Matching
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② We are looking for production and manufacturing partners. (Need Suppliers & Manufacturers)
Register a request to find necessary production and supply partners, ranging from farms and producer organizations to processing companies, OEM, ODM, and private label manufacturers.
Process:
RFQ Registration → Review of Production & Manufacturing Capabilities → Collaboration Connection → Future AI Partner Matching
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③ We are looking for domestic and international buyers. (Need Buyers)
Farmers, producer organizations, and manufacturing companies are requesting cooperation with new buyers, such as domestic and international distributors, importers, brand companies, and food service and catering businesses.
Process:
RFQ Registration → Product & Supply Capability Review → Market & Buyer Connection → Future AI Buyer Matching
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Version History
Version | Main contents | situation |
| v1.0 | Plant Identity · Variety · Domestic Production · Raw Sesame · Roasted Sesame · Powder · Paste · Sesame Oil · RFQ Basic Structure Registration | complete |
| v1.1 | 2024·2025 Production Statistics·Regions·Cultivar·HS·Imports/Exports·Markets Official Raw Data Verification | expected |
| v2.0 | Subdivision of variety, disease resistance, paddy cultivation, mechanical harvesting, drying, roasting, extraction yield, and oil quality standards | expected |
| v3.0 | Seed Supplier–Farm–Crop Group–Dryer/Cleaner–Oil Processor–Manufacturer–Buyer Verified Container Combination | expected |
