whole cumin seed

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Description
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 *5 to *0 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.

Origin and Distribution
Cumin is indigenous to Northern Egypt, Syria, the Mediterranean region, Iran and India. It is also cultivated in Mexico, China, Sicily and Malta. Cumin is a tropical plant and is cultivated as a rabi crop in areas where atmospheric humidity during February-March is low.

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 cordials.

Botanical name     : Cuminum cyminum L. 

Family name          : Apiaceae 

Commercial part   : Fruit

Name in international languages

Spanish : Comino
French : Cumin
German : Romischer Kummel
Swedish : Spiskummin
Arabic : Kammun
Dutch : Komijn
Italian : Comino
Portuguese : Cominho
Russian : Kmin
Chinese : Machin

Specification:
Type :Machine cleaned / Sortexed/Extra Bold
Purity :*9% / *8% / *9.*0% (Singapore/Europe)
Moisture: *0% max
 

Packaging Details: 

*5 Kg, *0 Kg & *0 Kg New Jute / Gunny Bags with or without inner bag / poly lined.*5 Kg & *0 Kg Poly Propylene (PP) Bags

Or as per customers specification / requirement.