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Longevity
Historically recorded as a food associated with vitality and sustained nourishment over a lifetime — eaten regularly rather than occasionally.
The Ritual
More than a latte powder.
Black Sesame Heritage is a daily nourishment powder drawn from centuries of Asian food wisdom — six whole-food ingredients, each chosen for their place in traditional food culture, blended into a single, deeply satisfying ritual.
Stir into warm milk for a grounding morning latte. Sip slowly before bed. There is no right time — only the intention to nourish yourself, daily, the way your body recognises as food.
- Black Sesame (calcium, zinc, antioxidants)
- Kinako (plant protein)
- Black Bean (plant protein, fiber)
- Black Rice (iron, anthocyanins)
- Black Mulberry (support blood sugar levels)
- Black Goji (antioxidants)
The six ingredients
Each one chosen. Each one carries meaning.
Learn more
Everything you'd like to know.
Hair & Scalp Nourishment
Made with mineral-rich heritage ingredients — black sesame and black mulberry — traditionally valued in Asian food culture as nourishing foods for hair and scalp health. Supports your routine from the inside, through daily food.
Daily Mineral Support
Black sesame is naturally rich in calcium, magnesium, and iron. Black bean provides plant protein and fibre. Black rice is one of the most mineral-dense grains in Asian food tradition. Together, they support daily nourishment as whole food — not as supplements.
A Grounding Morning Ritual
Nourishment works best as a daily habit. Black Sesame Heritage is designed to help you build consistency — a warm, intentional ritual you actually want to return to each morning. Something that feels good before it does good.
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Measure
Add 1–2 heaped teaspoons of Black Sesame Heritage to your cup. Begin with one; adjust over time.
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Add your milk
Pour over 200–250ml warm oat milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or full-fat dairy — whichever feels right today.
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Whisk or stir
Whisk until fully dissolved and smooth. A small milk frother makes this effortless. Or simply stir slowly — the ritual is part of the preparation.
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Sweeten if you like
The blend has a natural sweetness from black mulberry and black goji. Try it plain first. A little date syrup or raw honey works beautifully if you like.
Best with oat milk for a creamy black sesame latte. Also wonderful iced over cold oat milk in warmer months.
Black Sesame Heritage doesn't try to be matcha. It doesn't try to be cacao. It is something quieter and older — a flavour that makes sense to the body before the mind catches up.
Deep & Roasted
The black sesame base is round, nutty, and long — it stays with you after each sip in the best possible way. Think toasted sesame oil, but softer. Not sharp, not bitter.
Creamy & Mellow
Kinako is the quiet hero — toasted soybean flour that adds a creamy, slightly sweet softness. It's the reason the blend feels substantial rather than watery.
Earthy Grain Notes
Black bean and black rice sit underneath, earthy and mineral, adding a comforting weight that makes the drink feel nourishing rather than just flavoured.
A Gentle Berry Finish
Black mulberry and black goji close each sip with the faintest natural sweetness — dark fruit, barely-there, but it rounds everything beautifully. No added sugar. No artificial sweetness.
Not overly sweet. Not medicinal. It tastes like something made with intention, not engineered for palatability.
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Delivery time
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Free shipping
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Why ROOTED
Made with care.
Made with care.
Nothing hidden. Nothing unnecessary.
Real food ingredients
Six whole-food ingredients. Nothing isolated, extracted, or synthetic. What you see on the label is what you taste in the cup.
No artificial flavours
The taste comes entirely from the ingredients themselves. No flavouring agents, no taste enhancers, no shortcuts.
No fillers
Every percentage point is ingredient. No binders, no bulking agents, nothing present only to fill space.
No preservatives
Shelf-stable through the natural properties of its ingredients and careful packaging. No additives needed.
Ancestral food wisdom
Each ingredient carries a place in Asian food tradition — TCM, Yakuzen, and beyond. Studied, respected, translated for modern life.
Made for modern daily life
Two teaspoons into warm milk. That is all. Ancient nourishment, made as simple as it should always have been.
Traditional Chinese Medicine · 1596
Compendium of Materia Medica (本草綱目)
Li Shizhen · Ming dynasty · 1596
Referenced
for centuries.
Compendium of Materia Medica — Bencao Gangmu
In 1596, the Ming dynasty physician Li Shizhen completed the Bencao Gangmu — a monumental 52-volume compendium documenting over 1,800 medicinal substances, including black sesame. Considered one of the most significant works in the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine, it drew together centuries of accumulated knowledge into a single authoritative reference that influenced generations of practitioners across East Asia. Black sesame appears within its records not as a curiosity, but as a staple — a food respected for its role in long-term nourishment.
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Hair
Traditional Chinese Medicine associated black sesame with nourishing the Kidney system — historically connected to the health of hair, particularly during periods of depletion or change.
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Blood
Traditionally used to nourish blood and support the body during periods of deficiency — included in foods prepared for recovery, rest, and seasonal transitions.
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Modern Understanding
Contemporary nutrition research shows black sesame naturally contains antioxidants, dietary fibre, minerals including calcium and iron, and healthy fats. The traditional understanding and the modern one arrive at similar conclusions by different paths.
One of the most thorough compilations of traditional medical knowledge in East Asian history — a text that shaped how generations of physicians and families understood the relationship between food and the body. Consuming black sesame for one hundred days may prevent many ailments. The complexion becomes radiant. Grey hair may return to black over time.
— Compendium of Materia Medica, 1596
Historical references describe how black sesame was viewed and recorded within Traditional Chinese Medicine. ROOTED presents this context with respect for the tradition and without making claims that go beyond what current scientific evidence supports. These notes are educational and cultural, not medical advice.
Black Sesame Heritage · Recipe Collection
Ritual Recipes
Fourteen ways to begin
Fourteen ways to begin
the morning ritual.
Black Sesame Heritage was made to become part of daily life — stirred into warm oat milk, blended into smoothies, folded into oats, or turned into a quiet evening dessert. Explore simple recipes designed to make the ritual easy, beautiful, and repeatable.
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