Black Cummin is a medicinal herb which
dates back its use to more than 3,000
years. Black Cummin is also called as
Black Seed, Black Caraway and
botanically known as Nigella
Sativa. It’s use is very popular in the
Arabian gulf as is known as Habbatus
Sawda. Research on this seed has proven
that the cold pressed oil of this seed
has valuable nutritional value as well
as immune boosting properties.
The oil is obtained by cold pressing /
pressing at very low temperatures to
maintain the chemical composition of the
oil. No chemicals or catalysts are used
in this process. The process is 100%
natural. The oil is then double filtered
to get pure oil of Black Seed. Check
www.barakaoil.com for more details
of this oil and the products made from
it.
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Specs of Black Cummin Oil |
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1. Specific Gravity |
0.915 – 0.918 |
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2. Refractive Index |
1.4700 – 1.4735 |
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3. Colour |
Y = 19.90 - 20.40 R =
9.50 – 10.50 |
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Fatty Oil Composition (%) Min |
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Essential Oil Composition |
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Heavy Metals Test |
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3. Mercury (Hg)
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< 0.5 ppm |
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