Spices
Cumin Seeds
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to South Asia. Its seeds (each one contained within a fruit, which is dried) are used in the cuisines of many different cultures, in both whole and ground form. It also has many uses as a traditional medicinal plant. Cumin is stimulent, carminative and astringent and useful in diarrhoea and dyspepsia. Cumin seeds are used as a spice in cooking.
CUMIN SEEDS
Origin And Distribution
Cumin is the dried, white fruit with greyish brown colour of a small slender annual herb. The surface of the fruit has 5 primary ridges, alternatively has 4 less distinct secon dary ridges bearing numerous short hairs. The plant is 15 to 50 cm high. The aromatic seed like fruit is elongated, ovoid, 3 to 6 mm long, slightly bitter and has a warm flavour. The flowers are white or rose coloured in small umbels.
USE
Cumin seed have an aromatic odour and bitter taste. It is used as a condiment, and is an ingredient in curry powders, seasonings of breads, 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.
CUMIN SEEDS
| Q ua l i t y | Singapore Quality |
| Purity | 0.99 |
| Admixture | 0.01 |
| Moisture | 10% Max |
| Supply | Round The Year |
| Major Growing Region | Gujarat & Rajasthan |
| Packing | 50 Kgs. In PP Bags |
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