Ingredient
Caraway seed
The seed that makes rye bread taste like rye bread — most people who think they dislike caraway are actually tasting it there. Sharper and more medicinal than fennel or cumin, which it is often confused with.
- Sourcing
- Supermarket spice aisle, or Eastern European grocers where it sells faster and cheaper.
- Varieties
- Whole seed, Ground
- Quality cues
- Curved brown seeds with clear ridges, sharply aromatic when crushed.
- Substitutions
- Fennel seed, Cumin seed, Aniseed
- Storage
- Airtight and dark. Toast in a dry pan before use to wake it up.
- Shelf life
- 2-3 years whole
Nutrition
Per 100 g
- Calories
- 376 kcal
- Protein
- 25.2 g
- Fat
- 29.2 g
- Carbs
- 3.1 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
- Sugars
- — g
- Sodium
- 690 mg
From USDA FoodData Central (#173413). Raw, edible portion.