Egyptian Caraway Seeds

Egyptian caraway (Carum carvi) from Upper Egypt is supplied whole and ground. Caraway's characteristic aroma is carvone-dominant, which makes it a distinct product from cumin despite a superficial resemblance in seed appearance — a distinction worth stating in the specification, since confusion between the two occurs in the trade.

Whole seed is the preferred form for most applications and holds its aroma considerably longer than ground material. Ground caraway is supplied where the buyer's process requires it.

Applications include bakery — rye bread and crispbread in particular — cheese and dairy manufacture, meat and sausage production, spice blends and seasoning, pickling, spirits and liqueur flavouring, and botanical extraction. European demand is well established, and buyers in that market typically specify against the EU regulatory framework, which we test to when it is named in the contract.

Upper Egypt's irrigated growing season and dry harvest window allow the crop to be dried quickly, protecting the volatile oil, and the material passes a cleaning sequence that removes stalk, chaff, soil, stones and immature seed. Each shipment carries a lot-specific certificate of analysis. Where aroma strength matters, volatile oil content can be made a contractual parameter measured on the shipped lot. Specifications are available upon request and can be tailored to buyer requirements. FOB Alexandria with the complete export documentation set.