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.