Cumin Seeds (Whole | Ground)

:: What Is Cumin? Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. The cumin plant grows to 30–50 cm (12–20 in) tall and is harvested by hand. It is an annual herbaceous plant, with a slender, glabrous, branched stem that is 20–30 cm (8–12 in) tall and has a diameter of 3–5 cm (1+1⁄4–2 in).[12] Each branch has two to three sub-branches. All the branches attain the same height, so the plant has a uniform canopy.[12] The stem is colored grey or dark green. The leaves are 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, pinnate or bipinnate, with thread-like leaflets. The flowers are small, white or pink, and borne in umbels. Each umbel has five to seven umbellets. The fruit is a lateral fusiform or ovoid achene 4–5 mm (1⁄6–1⁄5 in) long, containing two mericarps with a single seed. Cumin seeds have eight ridges with oil canals. They resemble caraway seeds, being oblong in shape, longitudinally ridged, and yellow-brown in color, like other members of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) such as caraway, parsley, and dill.

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:: Nutrition Cumin seed Nutritional value per 100 g Energy 1,567 kJ (375 kcal) Carbohydrates 44.24 g Sugars 2.25 g Dietary fibre 10.5 g Fat 22.27 g Saturated 1.535 g Monounsaturated 14.04 g Polyunsaturated 3.279 g Protein 17.81 g Vitamins Quantity %DV† Vitamin A equiv. beta-Carotene 8% 64 μg 7% 762 μg Vitamin A 1270 IU Thiamine (B1) 55% 0.628 mg Riboflavin (B2) 27% 0.327 mg Niacin (B3) 31% 4.579 mg Vitamin B6 33% 0.435 mg Folate (B9) 3% 10 μg Vitamin B12 0% 0 μg Choline 5% 24.7 mg Vitamin C 9% 7.7 mg Vitamin D 0% 0 μg Vitamin D 0% 0 IU Vitamin E 22% 3.33 mg Vitamin K 5% 5.4 μg Minerals Quantity %DV† Calcium 93% 931 mg Iron 510% 66.36 mg Magnesium 262% 931 mg Manganese 159% 3.333 mg Phosphorus 71% 499 mg Potassium 38% 1788 mg Sodium 11% 168 mg Zinc 51% 4.8 mg Other constituents Quantity Water 8.06 g