Cumin Seeds (HSN: 0909)

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Product Description

Cumin is a spice made from the dried seed of a plant from the parsley family known as Cuminum cyminum; the fruit of the plant is called the cumin seed.
Cumin is the dried, white fruit with the greyish-brown colour of a small, slender annual herb. The surface of the fruit has 5 primary ridges.
Cumin seeds have an aromatic odour and bitter taste. It is used as a condiment, an ingredient in curry powders, seasonings of loaves of bread, cakes and cheese. It is employed in native dishes of Central and South America. In medicine, it is used as a stimulant, carminative, stomachic and astringent. Cumin seed oil is used in perfumery and for flavouring liqueurs and cordials.

Uses of Cumin Seeds:

✔ Cumin seeds are an excellent source of iron, a very good source of manganese, and a good source of calcium and magnesium.
✔ Cumin seeds have traditionally been noted to be of benefit to the digestivesystem, and scientific research is beginning to bear out cumin’s age-old reputation
✔ Cumin seeds may also have anti-carcinogenic properties.
✔ Cumin’s unique flavour complexity has made it an integral spice in the cuisines of Mexico, India and the Middle East.