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CUMINUM CYMINUM [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spices and Condiments
  • Food Industries
DEF

Dried fruit of "Cuminum cyminum"(parsley family). Used in curry powder and for flavouring cordials.

OBS

The term "cumin seed" applies equally to the product in the whole form or in the ground form.

OBS

cumin seed: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épices et condiments
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Graine [...] utilisée comme condiment.

OBS

Encore souvent confondu avec le carvi, le véritable cumin (Cuminum cyminum) est une herbe annuelle [...] Son fruit [...] a une odeur agréable et pénétrante, une saveur aromatique. Il est apéritif, stomachique et carminatif.

OBS

Le terme «cumin» est applicable à la fois au produit entier et au produit en poudre.

OBS

cumin : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Additives
DEF

Volatile oil from fruit of Cuminum cyminum L., Umbelliferae. Constit. 30-40% cuminaldehyde; p-cymene, B-pinene, dipentene. Colorless to yellow liquid.... Almost insol in water; sol in 10 vols 80% alcohol; more sol in stronger alcohol; very sol in chloroform, ether.... Use : Flavoring in Indian curry powder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
CONT

Essence de cumin. Liquide incolore ou jaunâtre, [à] odeur de cumin; [à] saveur épicée (...) Soluble dans l'alcool, l'éther, le chloroforme (...) Composition - Aldéhyde cuminique 30-50%, p-cymène, pinène. Préparation - Distillation à la vapeur d'eau du fruit du Cuminum cyminum (Ombellifères) (...) Usages - Parfumerie, condiment, soins dentaires, antiparasitaire (insecticides), savons, liqueurs, thérapeutique (carminatif, antiseptique).

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec l'essence de carvi, parfois appelée "essence de cumin".

Spanish

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