Black cumin seeds can be added to many dishes. The spice is popularly used as an addition to bread. Aromatic black cumin also goes well with vegetable preserves, for example pickled cucumbers, and for flavoring wine. Ground black cumin seeds can replace pepper in the diet of sensitive people and those suffering from irritation of the gastric mucosa. In addition to its taste, black cumin also has numerous health-promoting properties.
Black cumin supports the functioning of the immune system and has anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties. Small black cumin seeds are rich in antioxidant and anti-cancer ingredients. Black cumin seeds contain phytosterols, flavonoids, proteins, saponins and carbohydrates, as well as vitamins A, E, F, B1, B2 and B6 and minerals such as iron, calcium, potassium and selenium.
