Cumin

What is Cumin?

Cumin is a widely used spice in the food and beverage industry. The spice is cultivated for its seeds, which are harvested and dried, creating the distinct cumin flavoring.

Ground cumin is often used as a seasoning in various dishes such as soups, stews, curries, and chili. They are a key ingredient in many spice blends, such as curry powder and garam masala.

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Cumin Distributor & Supplier Information

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Information About Cumin

Application
Cumin serves a wide range of food manufacturing applications including seasoning and spice blends, savory dishes, baked goods, meat and poultry, snacks, condiments, RTE meals, and even in some teas.

Formulation
Powdered cumin comes from ground up and dried cumin seeds. The powder is used to flavor an assortment of food and beverage applications.

Specification
Appearance: Cumin powder is a fine, homogeneous, and free-flowing powder. It is typically light to medium brown.

Aroma: Strong with warm, earthy, and nutty notes.

Flavor: Warm, peppery, and slightly bitter.

Texture: Dry and slightly gritty. When ground, has a fine texture but still grainy.


About AIFI - A Cumin Supplier & Distributor

American International Foods, Inc. is a leading cumin supplier with an additional full service portfolio of over 2500 food and beverage ingredients. We offer one of the most extensive lines of spices distributed to manufacturers and processors in the food, beverage, pet food, health and nutrition sectors. With a strategic nationwide warehouse network and our reliable just-in-time deliveries, we can supply your business with high quality spices at competitive prices.