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Specifications
Use | Cooking |
Shelf Life | 1Year |
Feature | Good In Taste, Healthy, Improves Acidity Problem, Improves Digestion, Premium Quality |
Packaging | Gunny Bags, Jute Bag, Paper Bag, Plastic Packets |
Cultivation | Common |
Purity: | 99.9% |
Scientific Name | Cuminum Cyminum |
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 secondary 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.
Uses : 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 cordial