Green Thyme

We are offering thyme flakes.

Thyme is anexcellent source of many important vitamins such as B-complex vitamins, beta carotene, vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin C, folic acid and minerals such as iron, manganese and calcium. It is also a very good source of dietary fiber.

The plant is also used for culinary purposes and it serves as a preservative for foods especially because of its antioxidant effect. It is mostly used in flavoring stuffing's, sauces, pickles, stews, soups, jugged hare, etc.

The medicinal properties of the herb are due to the essential oil present in the epidermal oil glands. The active ingredients that are present in the oil are monoterpenes and other derivatives. It was also found that essential oil; thymol and carvacrol, have antimicrobial activity against fungi (some aflatoxins producers), viruses, helmiths, gram positive bacteria (including botulinum) and gram negative bacteria.