CUMIN
Cumin is a spice made from the dried seed of a plant known as Cuminum cyminum, which is a member of the parsley family. IranCumin is one of the most popular spices and is commonly used in Latin American, Middle Eastern, North African, and Indian cuisines, among many others. It is available both as whole seeds as well as in ground form.
In Iran, cumin seed is mainly Produced in the Khorasan Province with around 4,000 hectares of area under Cultivation and estimated Production of 15,000 Metric Tons. The local Consumption unlike India is very Limited and Major Produce is available for Exports.
The most common variety of cumin is a brownish-yellow color, although you can also sometimes find black cumin and white cumin. It is a a small, slender, glabrous herbaceous annual, of the parsley family. It usually reaches 25 cm (10 in),and tends to droop under its own weight. The blue-green linear leaves are finely divided, and the white or pink flowers are borne in small compound umbels.
Iran Cumin seeds may be helpful for people trying to their manage body weight. A 2015 study involving adults with overweight compared the weight loss effects of cumin with those of a weight loss medication and a placebo.