Cumin is a flowing plant that is found frequently in East India. Cumin seeds are finely ground and used in foods. It is not only the spice of Indian cuisines but it also gives flavor to the foods of other cultures also.

Cumin is hand harvested herb that is usually 30-50cm tall. It is yellowish brown plant with 5-10 cm long leaves and thread-like leaflets. It has the flowers of pink or white color that gives the fruit with single seed of oblong shape, yellow-brown in hue, long and ridged. These dried seeds of cumin herbs are collected, ground, made the powder of them and used as spice in the cuisines.

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KhanaPakana.com
Maspeth. NY 11378

Country Of Origin: Product of USA

Product Weight: 1814 Grams (4 LBS)(1.86 KG)

Storage Instructions: Ground and powdered cumin should be stored in the refrigerator in airtight containers and should be used as early as possible since it loses its flavor quickly.

Package: Plastic Bag

Health Benefits of Cumin Powder:

• Cumin contain numerous phyto-chemicals that are known to have antioxidant, carminative and anti-flatulent properties. Cumin powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber.
• It contain many health benefiting essential oils such as cuminaldehyde (4-isopropylbenzaldehyde), pyrazines, 2-methoxy-3-sec-butylpyrazine, 2-ethoxy-3-isopropylpyrazine, and 2-methoxy-3-methylpyrazine.
• The active principles in the cumin may increase the motility of the gastro-intestinal tract as well as increase the digestion power by increasing gastro-intestinal enzyme secretions.
• This spice is an excellent source of minerals like iron, copper, calcium, potassium, manganese, selenium, zinc and magnesium.
• It also contains very good amounts of B-complex vitamins such as thiamin, vitamin B-6, niacin, riboflavin, and other vital anti-oxidant vitamins like vitamin E, vitamin A and vitamin C.
• The cumin powder are also rich source of many flavonoid phenolic anti-oxidants such as carotenes, zeaxanthin, and lutein.

Culinary uses: In order to keep the fragrance and flavor intact, cumin is generally grounded just before preparing dishes or whole seeds are lightly roasted before using them in a recipe.

• It is widely used as a spice and principally employed in cookery as a condiment and flavoring base.
• Its seeds have been in use since ancient times in the preparation of many popular dishes in Mediterranean, Asian and Chinese cuisines. Along with other spicy items, it is being used as flavoring agent in chicken, fish, and meat dishes.
• Some Indian vegetarian (jeera daal, aaloo-jeera), and chicken curries and rice dishes (biriyani, pulao) contain small amounts and in the Middle East, it is used in meat and rice dishes.
• The seeds are also been used in the preparation of soups, barbecue sauces, pickling and as one of the ingredients in variety of curry powders.