Cumin Powder, For Cooking, Certification : FSSAI

Cumin powder is made from whole or broken cumin seeds. Cumin is the seed of the plant Cuminum cyminum. It is a member of the family alongside its cousins Parsley, caraway, and fennel. Caraway and cumin are often mistaken for one another due to their similar appearance and taste. Cumin is believed to be native first to the Nile valley of Africa, quickly spreading to the eastern Mediterranean and southwest central Asia. It has a uniquely musky, spicy flavor which derives from cumin aldehyde. Other important compounds include pinene, which gives the spice its dry, pinewood nuance, and cymene which has a fresh aroma.
Cumin is an essential component in most Indian, North African, Levantine, and Mexican cuisine. Used alone or in combination with other spices, it permeates a diverse range of savory dishes with its distinctive, highly aromatic, and pungent flavor. In the Ayurvedic system of medicine in Asia, cumin seeds have immense medicinal value, particularly for digestive disorders. They are used in chronic diarrhea and dyspepsia.
Cumin seeds are nutritionally rich; they provide high amounts of fat (especially monounsaturated fat), protein, and dietary fiber. Vitamins B and E and several dietary minerals, especially iron, are also considered in cumin seeds. In conventional spices, these vitamins and minerals are lost due to excessive use of fillers, anti-caking agents, and chemicals but not so in organic spices.