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Sesame seeds (Also known as Sesamum Indicum) is a seasonal crop that mostly grows in the raining seasons and can be cultivated twice a year in areas or regions in Nigeria that have long duration of rain. Sesame seed is an important crop to Nigerian agriculture because it is extensively cultivated in the country. They are used in the creation of traditional medicines to prevent and cure sickness. Sesame seeds have the highest oil contents of any seed. The oil could be extracted from sesame seeds by crushing the seed. The oil is used locally for cooking as well as for medicinal purposes such as the treatment of ulcers and burns. The stem and the oil extract are equally used in making local soap. Nigeria is amongst the top 10 exporters of sesame seeds in the world. In all states where sesame seeds are cultivated in Nigeria, individuals are involved in the local processing of commercial products through Sesame seeds. The demand for sesame seeds has grown strongly in all the major consuming countries over the last decade. Sesame seeds are small, almost oblate in shape featuring pleasant nutty flavour and high oil content. The types of Sesame seeds are; White sesame seeds: This is the food-grade used in the bakery industry. The Brown and black sesame seeds: This is primarily the oil-grade of the seeds

Garlic (also known as Allium sativum) is a herb used in the treatment of various medical challenges. It is a specie of the lily or Allium family. Other close relatives to Garlic are Onion, Shallot, Leek and Chives. Garlic has been proved to be good for the health and in curing various health problems. It provides various nutrients and minerals such as vitamins, enzymes, amino acids, sulphur compounds and natural sugars to the body system. It is also used to make garlic powder. Garlic power which is a dehydrated and grounded garlic is commonly used as a seasoning or spice for cooking. Garlic is a rich source of sulphur. The sulphur compounds are responsible for garlics pervasive and pungent smell and are also the source of its health benefits. Garlic has a lot of health benefits but also has a side effects of causing bad breadth and eating too much of it has negative effect on the digestive system.

Cashew nuts (Also known as Anacardium Occidentale) are gotten from a Cashew tree. The Cashews tree can grow as high as 14 metres (46ft). The Cashew fruit hangs like a bell on the Cashew tree. The Cashew nuts are shaped like kidney or beans and adhere at the bottom of the Cashew fruits. The cashew fruit has herbal health benefits such as; healing one from diarrhoea and fever, killing bacteria and germs, reducing the blood sugar level and stabilizing the body temperature. The Cashew nuts also contains a lot of nutritional contents. It contains protein and essential minerals such as; iron, fat, magnesium, zinc, copper, phosphorus and has no cholesterol.

Cocoa (Also known as Theobroma Cacao) is one of the major agricultural products produced in Nigeria. It is an economic crop that grows oblong pods either alternately or asymmetrically on the cocoa tree. It is mostly grown in the raining season. The pods are hard and their shapes appear like melon or baseballs. They come in different colours such as gold, green, yellow or red and are heavy in weight. Each pod has over 30 seeds which when dried are the Cocoa beans. They become violent or reddish brown during the drying process. Cocoa butter and Cocoa Powder are the intermediate products that would emanate from cocoa liquor by hydraulic presses. The pale-yellow fat obtained by this process is called the Cocoa butter. The residue obtained thereafter is the cocoa cake, which upon grinding gives the cocoa powder.

Palm kernel is the edible seed of the palm tree. The palm kernel is an oil plant that is used in the production of Palm oil, Palm kernel oil and Palm kernel cake. Just as the name implies, Palm kernel oil is the oil extracted from the kernel of palm fruit while Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil which is used as a raw material in both food and non-food industries. Palm Kernel oil and Palm oil are both gotten from the palm fruit but have differences. Palm oil is gotten from the fleshy portion of the palm fruit (The Mesocarp) while Palm kernel oil is gotten from the seed (kernel) of the fruit. After extracting the palm oil from the Mesocarp of the palm fruit, we then have a black hard kernel. Palm kernel oil is extracted from this kernel and has a black colour with a nice taste. Palm oil is reddish in colour due to its high amount of Beta-carotene. It is used for Cooking, Making soaps, Detergents, Shampoos and in the manufacture of food items such as; Margarine, Crackers, Baking ingredients, breakfast cereals, Instant noodles, etc. Palm kernel oil, Coconut oil and Palm oil are all categorized as vegetable oil. Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil that contains high saturated fats and doesn’t contain cholesterol. This makes it easy to flow on human blood vessels. In Africa and some other countries, it is mostly used as a cooking ingredient in the preparation of various food types. Palm kernel oil is similar to coconut oil (which is extracted from the coconut kernel) as they are highly saturated. It is more saturated than palm oil and thus is semi-solid at room temperature. It flows easier on the human arteries than palm oil because it is more saturated. Nigeria is one of the major exporters of Palm Kernel oil.