Iranian White Cumin (Safaid Zeera سفیدزیرہ)
Basic Info:
Cumin is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to a territory including the Middle East and stretching east to India. Its seeds – each one contained within a fruit, which is dried – are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form.
Nutritional Value:
According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Data Central Database, one teaspoon of whole cumin seeds contains:
- 7.88 calories
- 0.37 g of protein
- 0.47 g of fat
- 0.93 g of carbohydrate
The same amount of cumin seeds also provides 19.6 mg of calcium, 1.39 mg of iron, and 7.69 mg of magnesium.