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Cumin
Cumin
Cumin
What is it:
Cumin is a spice derived from the seeds of the Cuminum cyminum plant, a member of the parsley family. The production of cumin for use in food involves harvesting the seeds from the plant’s fruit, which resembles a small elongated capsule. After harvesting, the seeds are typically dried and ground into a fine powder or used whole. Cumin is used in many global cuisines, adding a warm, earthy flavor to dishes such as curries, stews, and spice blends.
Rating:
Cumin is rich in bioactive compounds and is associated with various health benefits, including improving body composition, improving lipid profile, reducing oxidative stress, and potentially even helping prevent cancer.
Resources:
- Health benefits and applications of cumin (review)
- Cumin beneficially affects body composition and lipid profile in overweight women (randomized controlled trial)
- Supplementation of cumin seed powder prevents oxidative stress, hyperlipidemia and non-alcoholic fatty liver in high fat diet fed rats (animal study)
- Chemopreventive effects of cumin in tumor-induced mice stomachs (animal study)
How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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