Dill Seed

Dill Seeds Sortex Quality without weed seeds for US FDA guarantee and ASTA quality, Dill is an annual herb native of Central Asia, it is also widely grown in Europe and Northern Africa for its culinary and medicinal use. Dill weed, dried leaves of the same plant is also used for flavoring. It is milder in taste when compared to dill seed. Dill seeds are originated in Central Asia. It is however is also grown in large quantity in Egypt and Mediterranean countries or Eastern Europe. It is also getting popular in North America. It’s related species Sowa is grown in India whose fruits are larger but less fragrant. India and Pakistan are the major dill production areas, Egypt, Fiji, Mexico, Netherlands, United States, England, Hungary are other commercially productive areas, making small contributions to the world production.
India is the leading producer of dill seed and its derivatives. The exports of the essential oil and seeds have grown over the past five years. India supplies whole and powdered spice to various European countries.

USES OF DILL SEEDS:

Fresh and dried leaves are widely used as herbs in many countries. Fern like leaves are used to flavor many dishes.Dill or sowa is used in Ayurveda as a medicine for various diseases such as bronchitis, ulcers, spermatorrhoea, cardiac disability, fever, gleet and syphilis. Dill or sowa is a small annual plant with smooth and fine leaves.

GROWTH HABITS OF DILL SEEDS:

Successful cultivation requires warm to hot summers with high sunshine levels; even partial shade will reduce the yield substantially. It also prefers rich, well-drained soil. The seeds are viable for three to ten years.

Specifications of Dill Seed

SPECIFICATIONS OF DILL SEEDS AS PER ASTA QUALITY STANDARDS:

Parameters	Value
Product Name	Dill Seeds
Origin	India
Type	Sortex Cleaned / Machine Cleaned
Purity	99.5% / 99%
Extraneous Foreign Matter (% by Weight)	0.50% Max
Whole Insects Dead (By Count)	4 Max
Excreta Mammalian (By mg./lb)	3 mg/lb Max
Excreta other (By mg./lb)	2 mg/lb Max
Mold (% by wgt.)	1% Max
Insect defiled/ infested (% by wgt.)	1% Max
Total Ash	9.25% Max
Acid Insoluble Ash	1.50% Max
Flavor	Pungent and aromatic flavor
Moisture	10% Max
Salmonella	Absent / 25 Gms

Name of Dill Seeds in international languages

Spanish	Eneldo
French	Aneth
German	Dill
Swedish	Dill
Arabic	Shibith
Dutch	Dille
Italian	Aneto
Portuguese	Endro
Russian	Ukrop
Chinese	Shin-Lo

PACKING OF DILL SEEDS:

Type of Bags	Quantity
New Multi Wall Paper Bag	50 lb / 22.68 kg
P. P. Bag	25 / 50 kg
Jute Bag	25 / 50 kg
Custom Requirement	As per customer requirement

CONTAINER OF DILL SEEDS:

Type of Container	Quantity
20′ FCL	13.5 MT
40′ FCL	27 MT

Payment Terms

30% Advance and 70% against scan copy of documents.

Delivery

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