CUMIN

Botanical Name: Cuminum

Weight (kg): 25

Shelf Life: 2 years

Drying Process: AD

Available Form: Seeds

Processing Type: Raw

Packing: PP Bags

Style: Dried

Place of Origin: Egypt

Color: light brown

H.S. Code: 09093129

Description

Cumin is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to Pakistan/India. Cumin has been in use since ancient times. Seeds excavated at the Syrian site Tell ed-Der have been dated to the second millennium BC. They have also been reported from several New Kingdom levels of ancient Egyptian archaeological sites. In the ancient Egyptian civilization, cumin was used as spice and as preservative in mummification.