Herb
Cumin
A warm, earthy little seed that brings both flavor and a traditional helping hand to digestion.
🌱 What it is
Cumin is a small, aromatic seed from a flowering plant, ground or used whole to season food around the world and occasionally steeped as a digestive tea.
✨ How it may help
- May help support easy digestion
- May help support healthy iron levels as part of a varied diet
- May help support a settled stomach after meals
- May help support steady, balanced blood sugar
🥄 How to use it
Use ground cumin generously in cooking, or steep 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds in hot water for 10 minutes for a digestive tea.
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 tsp, whole (2.1 g) · about 8 calories
- Iron
- Manganese
- Magnesium
- Calcium
Source: USDA FoodData Central
⚖️ Caution
Food and tea amounts are very safe for most people; large medicinal doses should be avoided in pregnancy, and those on diabetes medication should keep to culinary amounts.
🍃 A note from nature
There's a warm generosity in a seed this small carrying so much flavor and quiet benefit at once.