How it's used
Used in curries, chili, soups, or roasted vegetables.
Herbs & Spices
cumin
A warm, earthy spice with a slightly peppery and nutty flavor, often used in Middle Eastern and Indian cuisines.
- Usual recipe measure
- Usually measured in g
- Recipes using this ingredient
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In the kitchen
Substitutes
CorianderCaraway seeds
Pairs well with
Traditionally paired with black pepper and turmeric, which may aid absorption of turmeric's curcumin.
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Recipes that use cumin
MealAfrican
Ful Medames Breakfast Pot
A make-ahead Egyptian-style fava bean breakfast pot with cumin, lemon, tahini, parsley, tomato, cucumber, flatbread and a sesame-pumpkin crunch.
Open recipeMealLatin American
Black Bean Avocado Breakfast Arepas
Two portable arepa-style corn cakes filled with black beans, tofu crumble, avocado-lime mash, tomato, coriander and toasted pumpkin seeds.
Open recipeMealMiddle Eastern
Golden Garden Mutabaq
Three crisp puff-pastry mutabaq-inspired parcels filled with white beans, tofu, spinach, sun-dried tomato and olives, with sharp lemon-tahini yogurt.
Open recipeMealGlobal
Umami Bean Toast
A post-exercise breakfast โ warm umami-forward bean mash on wholemeal toast, topped with blistered spiced tomato, crispy chickpeas, pumpkin seeds and sumac.
Open recipeMealFusion
Frijoles Fatteh
A Latin American-Levantine layered plate of crisp tortilla shards, smoky black beans, charred vegetables and cool avocado garlic-lime yogurt.
Open recipeMealLatin American
Smoky Chickpea Crunch Quesadilla
Thin, deeply crisp quesadillas filled with smoky mashed chickpeas, pepper and sweetcorn, held together with a creamy sunflower-chickpea queso.
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What 100 g contributes
Nutrition summary
At a glance
Higher inIronCalciumMagnesium
Calories
407kcal
18% cal
Protein
17.8g
33% cal
Carbs
33.7g
49% cal
Fat
22.3g
Small numbers, big impact
Everyday essentials
Fibre10.50g
Vitamin B120.00ฮผg
Vitamin D0.00ฮผg
Iodine0.00ฮผg
Iron66.36mg
Zinc4.80mg
Calcium931.00mg
Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.