Magnus Overseas

Sadar, RAJKOT, Gujarat

Cumin seed or Jeera has a significant demand as a spice all around the globe especially in the places where spicy food is preferred. It is an integral part of the recipes in various cultures. After pepper, Cumin seed is considered to be the most important spice in the world. It has a number of medicinal uses and helps in curing many diseases. India being the world leader in the context of spice production, it is also the largest producer of cumin seeds in the world. Jeera is generally cultivated in the hot and humid climates. that is aptly provided by the regions in North Africa, southern parts of the North American continent and Southern Asia. Cumin seed cropping season across region is Feb, March & April(Harvesting) And Oct Nov (Sowing). The states which produce Cumin seeds in India are Gujarat and Rajsthan. The prominent ones are Banaskantha, Mehsana, Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur and Nagpur in Rajasthan. Major Jeera growing areas in Gujarat are Saurastra, kutch and Unjha. We offer high qualityCumin Seeds which can be used in various food preparations. Ourcumin seedsfree from chemicals bring richness to your recipes, highly nutritious and high grade. Indian Cumin Has a Good Demand in Export Market.

Origins and cultivation

Native of the Mediterranean region, it is also cultivated in the subcontinent of India. The word Trigonella, meaning little triangle, is from the shape of the flowers, and foenum-graecum means Grecian hay, a name to it by the Romans because it was a common crop in Greece.

Description

Fenugreek is an annual herb, belonging to the Pea family and growing about 2 feet high. Its white flowers are succeeded by slender, curved, prominently beaked pods, containing the oblong, or rhomboidical, diagonally furrower brownish seeds.

Uses

Fenugreek seeds have been used medicinally since ancient times. In India, the seeds are used in curries and the fresh plant is eaten as a vegetable. The ground seeds are used, with other aromatic ingredients, to produce artificial maple flavoring, used in confectionary.

Origins and cultivation

Probably a native of the eastern Mediterranean region, but widespread both as a cultivated plant and as a , coriander is occasionally found also as a casual in waste places in the British Isles. It is one of the many plants reputedly introduced by the Romans.

Description

The name Coriander, used by Pliny, derived from the Greek word for a bug, referring to the fetid, bug-like odor given off by the fresh plant when bruised. The fruit loses this odor when dried. Coriander is a slender, solid-stemmed herb, about two feet high. The leaves are pinnate of bi-pinnate, the lower leaves divided into narrow, linear segments. The globular fruit, about 1/2 inch long is prominently ridged and reddish-brown when ripe.

Uses

A much grown plant in India, Coriander is a common ingredient in Indian cooking, with young plant (green shoots and leaves) used for flavoring and garnishing curries and soups and the seeds (raw or roasted) used as condiments in curry powders and seasonings.

Coriander has immense medicinal properties and its fruit is used as a condiment, in curries, in some alcoholic beverages, and as a remedy for flatulence. The plant is very effective as a diuretic to increase flow of urine and as a refrigerant to break increasing fever. The crushed and roasted seeds mixed with warm water are used to gargle in cases of thrush of the mouth. If mixed with cold water, it works as a lotion in case of conjunctivitis.

Hulled sesame seeds are what remain after the removal of outer skin or husk of the natural seeds. We are one of leading processors and exporter of hulled sesame seeds. The process involves mechanically separating and drying the de-husked seed in a plant. After removal of the skin, the seeds look almost white in color. Hulled seeds are softer, delicious and nutritious compared to natural seeds, as what remains after removal of skin is the pure product, absent of any micro foreign particles, germs and impurities accumulated on the skin during the stages of harvesting, storing and handling.

We carry out hulling process in the most hygienic and controlled conditions in the most modern mechanical plant and use different machines to sort, clean, hull and dry the seeds.

Our Hulled Sesame Seeds Product Range

• Mechanically hulled and dried color Sortex premium quality with purity 99.97 to 99.98%
• Mechanically hulled and dried color Sortex premium quality with purity 99.95%
• Mechanically hulled and dried non-Sortex with purity 99.90%

Sesame Seed (Natural)Origins and cultivation

Sesame is a crop of African origin, now also common in tropical and sub-tropical Asia extending to the Mediterranean area. There is an archeological evidence dating c. 2000 BC of use of sesame seeds in the Indus Valley.

Description

Also called 'sim-sim' in East Africa, 'benniseed' in West Africa and 'til' in India, sesame is a small, oval oil seed with a nutty flavor and a slight crunch containing 45-55 per cent oil. Sesame seeds come in a variety of colors, from creamy-white to black. The largest producing countries in order of importance are India, China, Myanmar and the African countries like Sudan and Nigeria. It is an annual, propagated by seed and takes 3-5 months to mature. In harvesting, farmers cut the whole plants stack them in upright position. As they dry, the seed capsules split open and the farmers then turn the plants upside down and shake them to release and collect the seeds on a cloth.

Uses

Sesame seeds find use in human diet in various ways, the major use being extracted oil used in cooking, salad dressing and margarine making. In Asian countries, the seeds are used to make sweetmeats. In India, people mix sesame seeds with fennel seeds and salt and heat the mixture over mild flame to prepare an after meal mouth freshener. Many tropical families stew the seeds whole and add them to breads and bun tops.

Nutritional value

Sesame seeds are rich in minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium and copper and vitamins B1 and E. Its medicinal benefits include pytoestrogens having anti cancer and antioxidant properties. The sesame cake left after extraction of oil is an important protein-rich stock feed.

Hulled sesame seeds are what remain after the removal of outer skin or husk of the natural seeds. We are one of leading processors and exporter of hulled sesame seeds. The process involves mechanically separating and drying the de-husked seed in a plant. After removal of the skin, the seeds look almost white in color. Hulled seeds are softer, delicious and nutritious compared to natural seeds, as what remains after removal of skin is the pure product, absent of any micro foreign particles, germs and impurities accumulated on the skin during the stages of harvesting, storing and handling. We carry out hulling process in the most hygienic and controlled conditions in the most modern mechanical plant and use different machines to sort, clean, hull and dry the seeds.