Amaranth has been cultivated as a grain for 8,000 years. Due to its nutritional characteristics, it is predestinated for alternative food applications and health-oriented nutrition. The sweet, nutty flavour enriches the conventional segment of cereals. As the interest in specialty products for bread, muffins, pasta, muesli and snacks is growing, Amaranth is an attractive innovation suitable for all cooking and baking styles
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One of the most popular and essential spices of India is Cumin.
Cumin is a seed spice well known for its medicinal properties in India and many other Asian countries. A native of the land of Mediterranean, Cumin is now grown mainly in India, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, China and parts of America. A speed spice, cumin is grown mainly in hot climatic conditions. India is the largest producer and consumer of Cumin in the world. Indian output is currently estimated to be around 4, 00,000 ton per year.
However, seasonal nature of the crop and fluctuations in global demand and supply also influences the price in the country. In India, Cumin is sown in October-November and harvested in February. Fresh crop generally reaches the market during March.
Unjha in Gujarat is the main trading centre for Cumin Seed in the country. Our exports of cumin mainly to the US, China, UK, Japan, Brazil, Singapore and many other countries.
The peanut, also known as the groundnut and the goober.North Gujarat is famous for peanut cultivation. The plant is a bushy or creeping annual with the peculiar habit of ripening its fruit underground. A sandy soil is best for its cultivation. The soil must be friable so that the ripening fruit can be buried, and it must be well fertilized.
