The purple export is exporting best quality fenugreek seed to many countries around the globe. We can supply whole and powdered forms as required by you. The Latin species name foenum graecum means Greek hay which is a dried plants (leaves or seeds) and has a strong hay-like scent. Fenugreek is an ancient spice and is mostly used in Middle East Northern- Eastern Africa and India, especially for pickles. Dry roasting enhances the flavor and reduces the bitterness of this spice Fenugreek has a strong pleasant and a peculiar odor and grows best in well-drained soils with a low rainfall into brownish- yellow rhombic shape seeds. In India this spice is often cultivated as a cover crop in citrus-fruit groves to take advantage of their leguminous nature. Indians like the fresh leaves which are eaten as tasty vegetable and prepared like spinach and sometimes found in Indian yeast bread.
The seeds are used as a condiment or seasoning. The flavor of these seeds is mildly bitter and at the same time is slightly sweet. The seeds are rhombic in shape and usually they are yellow to amber in color. The Arabic word hulb (Helba in Egypt) for the seed resembles its Mandarin Chinese counterpart hu lu ba. Fenugreek is regarded as a herb native to the semi-arid regions of southeastern Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, but is widely cultivated in other parts of the world. The word 'fenugreek' is derived from the two Latin words 'foenum-graecum' meaning Greek hay. It is known as Methi or Mithi in Hindi.
Botanical name : Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Family name : Fabaceae
Fenugreek seeds are hard, stony, yellowish brown and angular. They have a warm and penetrating aroma, which becomes more pronounced on roasting. Fenugreek leaves a strong bitter aftertaste.
It is cultivated as a semi arid crop throughout the world, its leaves as well as herb has manifold advantages. it is commonly known as ômethiö and its leaves are prepared as a vegetable and the seeds are used for flavor and smell and also has medicinal applications.
Fenugreek Seeds
Josan & Josan offers premium Indian fenugreek seeds, renowned for their distinctive flavor, high medicinal value, and rich aroma. Sourced from the best farms in Rajasthan and Gujarat, our fenugreek seeds are machine cleaned and sortex-processed to ensure high purity and consistent quality for global export markets.
These fenugreek seeds are available in whole form, making them ideal for use in spice blends, herbal products, and culinary applications. Their high nutritional content makes them a popular choice for health-conscious consumers.
Fenugreek is a slender annual herb of the pea family (Fabaceae). Its seeds are used as, spice and leaves as herbs. The seeds are hard, yellowish brown and angular. Some are, oblong, some rhombic, other virtually cubic, with a side of about 3mm (1/8").They, are available whole and dried, or as a dull yellow powder, ground from the roasted, seeds. They have a warm and penetrating aroma, which becomes more pronounced, when roasted., In India it is cultivated extensively in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar, Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab.
Types and specifications for fenugreek seeds :
Type, Purity, Colour, Moisture, Green Seeds
Machine Clean Sortexed, 99%
Bold Quality, 99%, 98%, Caramel to light yellow, 5% to 7% Max, 2% Max
FAQ Quality, 98%, 97%
