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Caraway

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Caraway is a whole-food spice with a long history of culinary use and is GRAS for use as seasoning. It contains essential oils including carvone and limonene.

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What it is

Dried fruit (seed) of Carum carvi, an aromatic herb in the Apiaceae family.

Spice and flavoring agent, also used as carminative.

What regulators actually say

"Spices and other natural seasonings and flavorings that are generally recognized as safe for their intended use... Caraway, Carum carvi."

"Spices, caraway seed - nutrient composition includes dietary fiber, calcium, iron."

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

GRAS as spice (21 CFR 182.10)

European Union — EFSA

Permitted as botanical/spice

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