Cuminum cyminum is an annual herbaceous plant of the member of the parsley family. The cumin plant grows to 30–50 cm tall. Cumin seeds are yellow-brown in color, like other members of the umbelliferae family such as caraway, parsley and dill. It originally cultivated in Iran and the Mediterranean region. In present this plant is mostly grown in China, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Mexico, Chile and India.It is an aromatic spice with a distinctive bitter flavor and strong, warm aroma due to its abundant oil content. Cumin "seeds" are actually the small dried fruit of an annual plant in the parsley family.
Basic Information
Common Name Jeera
Botanical Name: Cuminum cyminum
Country of Origin: Syria
Major Chemical constituents: Cuminic Aldehyde
Obtained from: Ripedried seed
Method of separation: Steam distillation
Color and appearance: Light Yellow To Yellow Brown Liquid
Specification
Refractive Index at 25°C 1.5010 to 1.5060
Optical Rotation +3° to +8°
Specific Gravity at 25°C 0.905 to 0.925

Cuminum cyminum is an annual herbaceous plant of the member of the parsley family. The cumin plant grows to 30–50 cm tall. Cumin seeds are yellow-brown in color, like other members of the umbelliferae family such as caraway, parsley and dill. It originally cultivated in Iran and the Mediterranean region. In present this plant is mostly grown in China, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Mexico, Chile and India.It is an aromatic spice with a distinctive bitter flavor and strong, warm aroma due to its abundant oil content. Cumin "seeds" are actually the small dried fruit of an annual plant in the parsley family.
Basic Information
Common Name Jeera
Botanical Name: Cuminum cyminum
Country of Origin: Syria
Major Chemical constituents: Cuminic Aldehyde
Obtained from: Ripedried seed
Method of separation: Steam distillation
Color and appearance: Light Yellow To Yellow Brown Liquid
Specification
Refractive Index at 25°C 1.5010 to 1.5060
Optical Rotation +3° to +8°
Specific Gravity at 25°C 0.905 to 0.925