Caraway seeds are frequently used in baking. The seeds found in most types of rye and soda bread are caraway, and they are a traditional ingredient in a British seed cake. Caraway seeds are also used in flavoring curries, soups, sausages, vegetables, and even liqueurs, such as the Scandinavian spirit aquavit.
The caraway seed derives its culinary and medicinal properties from its distinct characteristics. Its flavor has a nutty, bittersweet sharpness with a hint of citrus, pepper, and anise (mild licorice). The caraway seed's high concentration of natural essential oils gives the spice its unique flavor profile.Black Caraway Extract is an important constituent of the Nigella sativa plant (Black seed). The plant has been used in herbal medicine for more than 2000 years, and belongs to the Ranunculaceae family of flowering plants. Black Caraway Extract has anti-inflammatory, anti-cancerous, and antioxidant properties. Research indicates that Black Caraway Extract can thwart the cancerous cells in the colon, pancreases, and prostate. The biological effects of this compound on human body are also largely positive. Black Caraway Extract have showed promise in diseases like asthma, hypertension, diabetes, inflammation, cough, bronchitis, headache, eczema, fever, dizziness and influenza. Caraway, also known as meridian fennel and Persian cumin (Carum carvi), is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, and North Africa.
The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the carrot family, with finely divided, feathery leaves with thread-like divisions, growing on 20-30 cm (8-12 in) stems. The main flower stem is 40-60 cm (16-24 in) tall, with small white or pink flowers in umbels. Caraway fruits, commonly (erroneously) called seeds, are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2 mm (1⁄16 in) long, with five pale ridges.