Cumin oil, Egypt

Has a history dating back to the earliest Mediterranean empires and is also known as "Roman Caraway." The aroma is powerful, spicy, green and fatty. The main constituent is cumin aldehyde but the characteristic odor is probably due to monoterpenes and dihydrocuminaldehyde. The aldehyde content ranges between 35 and 63 percent. It also contains p-cymene, phellandrene and cuminyl alcohol.