How it's used
Used as a finishing spice on salads, roasted vegetables, and meats, and in za'atar.
Herbs & Spices
sumac
Tart, tangy dark red ground berries used across Levantine and Persian cooking.
- Usual recipe measure
- Usually measured in g
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In the kitchen
Substitutes
lemon zestlemon juice
Pairs well with
Contains antioxidant tannins and a meaningful vitamin C boost as a citrus-forward finishing spice.
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Recipes that use sumac
MealMiddle 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.
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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 recipeMealMiddle Eastern
Flatbread Feast
Blistered flatbreads filled with charred shawarma-spiced seitan, sunflower hummus, sharp chopped salad and pomegranate.
Open recipeMealMediterranean
Lemon Herb Breakfast Pot
A savoury make-ahead breakfast pot with quinoa, white beans, lemony herb soy yogurt, cucumber, radish, pumpkin seeds, hemp and sumac.
Open recipeMealMiddle Eastern
Hummus Crunch Box
A make-ahead hummus lunchbox with edamame, toast fingers, crunchy vegetables, lemon-sumac cabbage and toasted seed crunch.
Open recipeMealMiddle Eastern
Anatolian Lentil Pide Boats
Two wholemeal pide boats filled with spiced red lentils, crumbled tofu, roasted tomato-pepper paste and sweet pepper depth, finished with lemon-tahini yogurt and sharp sumac cucumber crunch.
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What 100 g contributes
Nutrition summary
At a glance
Higher inIronCalciumFibre
Calories
240kcal
22% cal
Protein
13.3g
24% cal
Carbs
14.3g
54% cal
Fat
14.4g
Small numbers, big impact
Everyday essentials
Fibre33.80g
Vitamin B120.00ฮผg
Vitamin D0.00ฮผg
Iodine0.00ฮผg
Iron44.50mg
Zinc2.00mg
Calcium1234.00mg
Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.