Caraway seeds

Carum carviAlso called caraway seed and caraway fruit

Caraway seeds are a fruit used as a spice, with an aroma of anise and liquorice. Cooks use them in baking, infusions, and seasoning; they pair with beef, pork, potatoes, and cheese.

Plant-based
Gluten-free
No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Herbs & spices
Part used: Fruit
Family: Apiaceae
Cooked most in: Asia, Europe
Top country: Indonesia
Dishes: 17 in the catalogue
Energy: 333 kcal per 100 g

Photo: Slick · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use caraway seeds

Typical ways to cook or use it

Bake
Infuse
Season

Goes well with

Flavour

Taste and texture

Aroma

Anise liquorice

Nutrition

What 100 g of caraway seeds holds

Per 100 g. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 23%Fat 17%Carbohydrate 59%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of caraway seeds
Energy	333 kcal · 1,393 kJ
Protein	20 g
Fat	15 g
of which saturated	0.62 g
Carbohydrate	50 g
of which sugars	0.64 g
Fibre	38 g
Sodium	17 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of caraway seeds: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	1,351 mg
Calcium	689 mg
Iron	16 mg
Magnesium	258 mg
Zinc	5.5 mg
Vitamin C	21 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	18 µg
Folate	10 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (food 170918), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where caraway seeds is cooked

17 dishes in the catalogue use caraway seeds. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Asia14
Europe1

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list caraway seeds among their ingredients.

Origins

Native to: Western Asia, Europe, Northern Africa

On the table

Dishes made with caraway seeds

17 dishes in the catalogue use it.

Coto makassar
Indonesia
Kaspressknödel
Austria
Klatak Satay
Indonesia
Otak-otak
Indonesia
Lontong kikil
Indonesia
Nasi gandul
Indonesia
Sambal lingkung
Indonesia
Spicy porridge
Indonesia
Nasi kebuli
Indonesia
Sop saudara
Indonesia
Tahu campur
Indonesia
Manuk labakh
Indonesia
Soto Medan
Indonesia
Sate danguang-danguang
Indonesia
Kuwah itek
Indonesia
Gulai Balak
Ponorogo satay

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include caraway seeds.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: caraway seeds in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin: No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten: None
Alcohol: None
Caffeine: None
Pork: None

Around the world

What caraway seeds is called

Names in 19 languages, from Wikidata.

Spanish
semillas de alcaravea
French
carvi · fruit de carvi
Italian
seme di cumino dei prati · seme di carvi
German
Kümmel · Kümmelsamen
Dutch
karwijzaad
Russian
семена тмина
Chinese
葛縷子 · 葛縷籽 · 藏茴香 · 凱莉茴香
Japanese
キャラウェイシード
Indonesian
jintan
Catalan
llavors d'alcaravia
Czech
kmín
Danish
kommen

Show all 19 languages

Estonian
Köömned
Finnish
kumina
Latgalian
čymynu sāklys
Latin
carvi fructus
Latvian
ķimeņu sēklas
Romanian
semințe de chimen · fruct de chimen
Slovenian
seme navadne kumine · kumina

Sources and credits

Data

GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation, SR Legacy): nutrition values (Public domain (US government work, CC0))
Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
Wikimedia Commons: photos
Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wikidata item: Q21155816

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