Name: Cumin seeds 85g
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Price: 250 PKR
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DESCRIPTION OF Cumin seeds 85g

Cumin is often described as boasting a robust flavor profile that is warm and earthy with a spicy bittersweet aroma and light citrus overtones. Cumin is commonly compared to caraway seeds as a slightly spicier, and bitter alternative.

Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. The English name cumin comes from Latin cuminum, which was borrowed from the Greek kyminon. Cumin goes by many names in different languages such as kū míng (Chinese), jeera (Hindi), cumino (Italian), comino (Spanish), cumin (French), kamoun (Arabic), and kreuzkümmel (German)(1).

BOTANY

The cumin plant is an annual herbaceous plant with slender branched stems and lace-like flowers that grows to about 1-2 feet tall. The plant is drought-tolerant and grows throughout the South Mediterranean and West Asia (2).

Cumin is ready to harvest after 3- 4 months when the flowers develop into seed and become dry and brittle. Cumin seeds are typically harvested by hand.

Botanically, cumin is a member of the Apiaceae (parsley) family.

Common Name	Primarily grown in…	Botanical Name
Cumin	India, Iran, Indonesia, China and the South Mediterranean	Cuminum cyminum

Cumin originated in Western Asia where it was cultivated since biblical times. Today, India and Iran are the main producers of cumin worldwide. It is also cultivated in Argentina, Morocco, the Ukraine, Egypt, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Central America, and Central Asia (2).