Cumin has a special flavor and is the main spice for preparing curry powder for roast mutton, a famous snack in Xinjiang. Its flavor component cumaldehyde, that is, isopropyl benzaldehyde, is an edible spice, and also has health care functions such as calming the nerves, relieving pain, promoting circulation of qi, appetizing and antisepsis.

Cumin has the effects of expelling wind and cold, warming stomach and strengthening spleen, promoting diuresis and expelling water, and dispersing edema. Cumin, a seasoning, is often eaten with meat. Proper use of cumin can reduce blood sugar and cholesterol. Studies have shown that cumin has a good effect on inhibiting advanced glycation end products.

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Cumin, this seasoning is often eaten with meat. Proper use of cumin can reduce blood sugar and cholesterol. Studies have shown that cumin has a good effect on inhibiting advanced glycation end products, which will do harm to diabetic patients.

It is worth noting that spices such as cumin can make the food more delicious, but its smell will stay in the body and linger for several days, and it will be distributed through the pores. A study at the University of California, Berkeley found that if pregnant women's diets contain foods such as curry and cumin with strong smell, the body odor of newborns will also be affected.

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