Cumin seeds

Listing ID #1362998

Based in Gujarat, we are entrusted with the task of exporting and supplying the best-quality Cumin Seeds to every nook & corner of the country and abroad. Our procurement team fetches the Cumin Seeds that comply with the food & safety standards. To maintain the unscathed state, the Cumin Seeds are meticulously packaged & carefully shipped. For unbeatable prices & prompt deliveries, turn to us!

Highlights :
Cumin is the dried, white fruit with grayish brown color 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 15 to 50 cm high. The aromatic seed like fruit is elongated, ovoid, 3 to 6 mm long, slightly bitter and has a warm flavor. The flowers are white or rose-colored in small umbels.

Specification :

• Botanical name : Cuminum cyminum L.
• Family name : Apiaceae
• Commercial part : Fruit
• Harvesting Sesason : February to March
• Sesason : March-Aprli (Best buying period)
• Labelling :  As per buyer Requirement
• Purity : 95%, 98,%, 99%, 99.5%
• Moisture : 9% max

HS CODE : 151999 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 15 to 50 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.

Under IPM Cumin Seed Project : For IPM cumin seed (Controlled Pesticide Managed Cumin) production, we doing contract farming and after harvesting doing QC,cleaning, grading , packing and supply as per our EU, Japan and USA  buyer requirement.